91 POINTS - James Suckling
‘I loved the 2022 Gigondas Réserve from Mont-Redon, which is clearly a wine in their style, with ample classic character as well as some discrete oak. A blend 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah raised in Burgundy barrels, it has a killer nose of kirsch and darker berries as well as leather, graphite, and pepper. This carries to a medium to full-bodied Gigondas with plenty of mid-palate depth, ripe, building tannins, fabulous overall balance, and a great finish. It's a classic Gigondas that will benefit from 2-3 years in the cellar and cruise over the following decade or more.’

72 % Grenache, 24 % Syrah and 4 % Mourvèdre, from 70+ year-old vines in two lieu-dits in the north of the appellation, in roughly equal proportions. Notre-Dame-des-Pallières is a south facing site at about 200m, whilst Pallière et Pied-Gu is north-facing and at 300m. The fruit from Notre-Dame-des-Pallières is fully de-stemmed, that from Pallière et Pied-Gu fermented as whole bunches and each parcel is on skins for about 25 days. Malo is completed in tank and then 60% of each parcel is transferred to 228L barriques for 16 months, before blending and bottling.

This 6th vintage of Gigondas by Pierre Fabre and his team at Mont-Redon is a resounding success. Top notes of garrigue and spice overlay a deliciously voluminous palate of red forest berries. The tannins are deep and rich yet also remarkably fine and silky and the wine finishes long and clean with good acidity. Remarkably good now and will cellar for a decade or more.