Perrin / Clos des Tourelles: Domaine du Clos des Tourelles 2017

Trækasse

: Grenache 100%

: rød, tør; 14,5% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2021–2046; Pakket ind i: 6 OHK

: voluminøs og kraftfuld; velsmagende & krydret

: Parker: 96–98/100; Galloni: 95/100; Jeb Dunnuck: 94–96/100

: Frankrig, Rhone, Gigondas og Rasteau

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Perrin / Clos des Tourelles, La Ferriere - Route de Jonguières, 84100 Orange, FRANKREICH

Parker om: Domaine du Clos des Tourelles

Even better than I remember it being last year, and potentially edging out the L'Argnée this vintage, the 2017 Gigondas Clos des Tourelles is just flat-out terrific juice. From yields around 15 hectoliters per hectare, it's 80% Grenache and 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah, all aged in foudre. Soaring floral notes of rose petals, violets and garrigue appear on the nose, followed by ripe raspberry flavors that flow almost weightlessly across the silky, full-bodied palate. So fine, so elegant, so long, it nearly left me speechless. 96-98/100

Galloni om: Domaine du Clos des Tourelles

Saturated ruby. Intensely perfumed, smoke- and mineral-accented black raspberry, cherry pie, blueberry exotic spice and candied lavender aromas show sharp delineation and pick up a smoky mineral nuance with air. Sweet and expansive on the palate, offering deeply concentrated yet lively red/dark berry liqueur, fruitcake and floral pastille flavors and hints of licorice and musky rhubarb. The extremely long, energetic finish shows vibrant mineral cut, an echo of sappy red fruit and velvety tannins that sneak in late. 95/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Domaine du Clos des Tourelles

-- Jeb Dunnuck: More red fruits, garrigue, spice, and obvious minerality define the 2017 Gigondas Clos des Tourelles, which comes from vines inside the village of Gigondas. It's full-bodied, elegant and seamless, with gorgeous purity of fruit, and fine yet certainly present tannin. It's going to drink beautifully out of the gate and keep for 10-15 years. 94-96/100