The more modern-styled 2010 Vacqueyras Les Clos (equal parts Grenache and Syrah from a lieu-dit called Comtat) is also aged in concrete vats for a minimum of 12-18 months. The average age of these vines is 25 years. The wine reveals earthy, floral notes intermixed with licorice as well as hints of truffles and meat. It, too, should be drunk over the next 3-4 years. Christine and Eric Saurel have fashioned two excellent Gigondas from their 40 acres of vines (all situated at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail) that were planted in 1925, and are now farmed biodynamically. Importers: Ruby Wines, Avon, MA; tel. (508) 588-7007; and Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620

Dark and winey, with a brambly edge melded into the core of raspberry and boysenberry fruit. Singed spice notes line the juicy finish. Drink now through 2017. 750 cases made, 112 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Vacqueyras Select to Add