Le Souiras
35.00€
Vintage: 2021
Grape Varieties: grenache
Vineyard: 60 years old vines
Havest: manual
Colour: dark intense ruby colour.
Bouquet: notes of little red fruits, white pepper, caramel and juniper.
Palate: the first impression is arresting and generally qualified as round, complex and dense. The aromas of black cherry, mocha and white pepper are very intense.
The palate is powerful, elegant and velvety. The finish is long, with very silky tannins and a very slight bitterness that gives this exceptional Grenache an impression of freshness.
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Description
Grape Varieties: grenache
Yield: 25 hl/ha on 60 years old Gobelet trained vines
Terroir: Dentelles de Montmirail, grey and blue clay slopes, calcareous outcrops, 250 m altitude
Maturation: 30 months in 300 l barrels (no new wood)
Havest: manual
Vintage: 2021
“Le Souiras” is the terroir located at the very South end of the Gigondas appellation. Here, in the midst of the Dentelles de Montmirail, an extraordinary calcareous massif, we planted grapevines on slopes surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation.
We are situated at an altitude of 250 m, where the nights are cooler. The terroir is stony with a layer of grey and blue clay under the topsoil. The slopes face West and are protected from the strong summer sun by the Montmirail hill. Due to this ideal microclimate, our old Grenache grapevines contain all the complexity and balance of this sunny terroir.
Hand-harvested at full maturity, the grapes are partially destemmed and then vinified in stainless steel tanks with a maceration period of 5 weeks. After a careful maturation in barrels for 30 months, this Grenache will reveal all its perfection.
Tasting
Colour: dark intense ruby colour.
Bouquet: notes of little red fruits, white pepper, caramel and juniper.
Palate: the first impression is arresting and generally qualified as round, complex and dense. The aromas of black cherry, mocha and white pepper are very intense.
The palate is powerful, elegant and velvety. The finish is long, with very silky tannins and a very slight bitterness that gives this exceptional Grenache an impression of freshness.
Food pairing suggestions
Main courses: tournedos Rossini with truffles, calf sweetbread with morels, duckling with ginger, hare à la royale.
Cheeses: Reblochon, Saint Marcellin, Stilton, Abondance.
Dark Chocolate: cherry and orange flower or Vanuatu pepper flavoured ganache.
Serving temperature: 18 °C (64 °F). Open one hour beforehand.
Awards
Gigondas Red Le Souiras 2022
• Rated 15.5/20 by www.jancisrobinson.com
• Rated 94/100 by Jeb Dunnuck 2024
• Rated 92/100 by Wine Enthusiast
Gigondas Red Le Souiras 2021
• Gold Medal Concours des vins Terre de Vins 2025
• Rated 95/100 in the Guide Dussert-Gerber 2026
Gigondas Red Le Souiras 2020
• Double GOLD medal Concours International Grenaches du Monde 2024 (rated 93.75/100)
• Rated 92/100 in Dussert-Gerber wine guide 2024
• 1 star in the Guide Hachette des Vins 2024
• Rated 16.75/20 – 93-94/100 Magazine Vertdevin 2024
• Tasting video of Andreas Larsson, elected World's Best Sommelier in 2007
Dark garnet with a purple hue. Ripe and sweet nose offering dark plum, wild berries, tobacco and garrigue. The palate shows good density and concentration, grainy tannin giving freshness, and layerws of spicy dark fruit, well built with good depth, persistency and potential – 94/100
Gigondas Red Le Souiras 2019
• Vinalies GRAND OR (gold) Medal 2022
• Palme des Vinalies 2022 for the Vallée du Rhône Provence Corse region (read the article)
• 1 star in the Guide Hachette des Vins 2023