Domaine Giraud
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Domaine Giraud,
Ready, but will improve,
The soils for these venerable centurion Grenache vines are located on the Crau plateau, which is clay-based, but also in Pignan, which is more sandy. Organic since 2008, Marie and her brother Franois have scored a notable success here; one does not need to employ all thirteen varieties to achieve incredible complexity, it would seem.
Simon Field MW, Rhône Wine Buyer
Marie Giraud is quite business-like these days, and when asked about the vintage, she advises that it has more tension than 2007, less alcohol and concentration than 2010 and ultimately resembles 2009, which also had very small thick-skinned grapes. So there we are. Of course, 2009 was one of her most successful and applauded vintages… thankfully.
Simon Field MW, Rhône Wine Buyer
Marie Giraud is quite business-like these days, and when asked about the vintage, she advises that it has more tension than 2007, less alcohol and concentration than 2010 and ultimately resembles 2009, which also had very small thick-skinned grapes. So there we are. Of course, 2009 was one of her most successful and applauded vintages… thankfully.
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Domaine Giraud is new to our list this year. Having espied an impressive progression over the last three years, we feel that the 2009 has progressed even further. Marie Giraud is the talented winemaker and advice from the larger-than-life consultant Monsieur Philippe Cambie has brought the property to the boil. The biodynamic approach to viticulture was more than a match, it seems, for the intense heat of high summer, when moisture was at a premium.