The precise blend for this cuvée hadn't been finalized at the time of my visit, so the sample I tasted of 2018 Gigondas Les Racines was an approximation put together by the team at the estate. Marked by accents of blood orange and citrus zest, the raspberry fruit at the core of this wine is concentrated and ripe. Full-bodied and rich, yet silky, fine and elegant, it's a classic representation of this microclimate and its 75-year-old Grenache vines.

The 2013 Gigondas Les Racines has more substance and offers lots of blackcurrant, crushed rock, leather and Gigondas spice-like aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, nicely concentrated and with plenty of tannin, it’s an outstanding effort that will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and drink nicely through 2025.

The 2011 Gigondas Les Racines (80% Grenache and the rest Syrah and Cinsault) exhibits a deep ruby color, plenty of raspberry, strawberry, crushed rock and loamy soil characteristics, medium to full body, a soft underbelly and round, rich flavors. This appellation enjoyed a strong vintage in 2011, and this cuvee reflects that. It should drink well for 10-12 years. (Not yet released) Les Pallieres, one of the iconic estates of Gigondas, is now owned (and has been reinvigorated) by the partnership of Vieux Telegraphe’s Daniel Brunier and the well-known American boutique wine importer, Kermit Lynch. Brunier and Lynch have done a fabulous job turning this estate around, and they continue to fine tune what is a complicated, cool climate, high altitude property where the harvest is usually two to three weeks after that of Vieux Telegraphe in Chateauneuf du Pape. As for the red wines, both of the cuvees produced are approximately 80% Grenache, with the Terrasse du Diable coming from vineyards planted at 300-900 meters and Les Racines from lower slopes where there is more clay and less decomposed limestone. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524

2010 年份的這款 Gigondas Les Racines 香甜可口，果香濃郁，富有活力。香氣中帶有花朵、紅醋栗、黑醋栗、覆盆子和矮灌叢的味道，還有淡淡的石頭味（這是深藏其中的礦物質(zhì)味）。該酒的酒體介于適中到豐滿之間，層次豐富，余味悠長。單寧成熟，但是酒中酸度較高，所以口感酸爽。該酒還需窖藏 2 到 3 年。適飲期：10 到 15 年內(nèi)飲用。

The deep ruby-hued 2009 Gigondas Les Racines Vieilles Vignes offers a perfumed bouquet of crushed rocks, raspberries, black cherries, currants and hints of garrigue as well as spice box. Velvety-textured, opulent and long, with stunning purity and equilibrium, it should drink well for 10-15 years. (Not yet released)Now that partners Daniel Brunier and Kermit Lynch have gotten a full grasp of this complicated, cool climate terroir, Les Pallieres’ quality has soared. Two cuvees are being produced. The 2009 offerings are just a step behind the estate’s finest wines to date, the 2007s.Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524