2011 Gigondas, Domaine d'Ouréa

2011 Gigondas, Domaine d'Ouréa

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2011 Gigondas, Domaine d'Ouréa

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Description

The Gigondas is from vines located in a site named Grand Montmirail, a combination of limestone and marl nurtures the fruit, 90% of which is Grenache and 10% Syrah. Strict biodynamic viticulture followed by 18 months ageing in neutral containers have yielded a muscular wine, with expressive black fruits and finely etched tannins. This 2011 is a most impressive achievement.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer

Domaine D’Ouréa are another new producer we have added to our list this year; the fruits, if you will pardon the mixed metaphor, of our bi-annual trawl through the rising (and falling) stars of the Valley in the aptly-named Découvertes series of wine fairs. Adrien Rousten does not lack for ambition and fortunately there is no shortage of skill here. He farms biodynamically and has well-located vines in both villages. He is certainly one to watch.

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Jancis Robinson MW17/20
Dark crimson. Lots of energy and raciness. Sleek but not especially sweet. Appetising.
Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com 27 Feb 2013 Read more

About this WINE

Domaine d'Ourea

Domaine d'Ourea

Adrien Rousten is a vigneron’s vigneron; passionate, committed and almost protective of his vines, which cover five hectares in Gigondas and 10 in Vacqueras the latter located high above the village, on the border with Beaumes-de-Venise.

Domaine d'Ouréa is farmed with strict biodynamic principles.

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Southern Rhône Blend

Southern Rhône Blend

The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the most famous wine of the region, Châteauneuf du Pape, can be made from as many as 13 different varieties. Grenache is the most important grape in the southern Rhône - it contributes alcohol, warmth and gentle juicy fruit and is an ideal base wine in the blend. Plantings of Syrah in the southern Rhône have risen dramatically in the last decade and it is an increasingly important component in blends. It rarely attains the heights that it does in the North but adds colour, backbone, tannins and soft ripe fruit to the blend.

The much-maligned Carignan has been on the retreat recently but is still included in many blends - the best old vines can add colour, body and spicy fruits. Cinsault is also backtracking but, if yields are restricted, can produce moderately well-coloured wines adding pleasant-light fruit to red and rosé blends. Finally, Mourvèdre, a grape from Bandol on the Mediterranean coast, has recently become an increasingly significant component of Southern Rhône blends - it often struggles to ripen fully but can add acidity, ripe spicy berry fruits and hints of tobacco to blends.

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