Staff Pick

Gigondas, Dom. du Grapillon d’Or - 2020

Name: Gigondas, Dom. du Grapillon d’Or
Brand: Dom. Du Grapillon d'Or
SKU: 22920
Price: 41.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 22920 750mL

This modern and richer style of Gigondas is for those who tend to prefer bolder Rhône wines. The Chauvet family's winery is located just at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail.

$41.96/ Single Bottle

$503.52 $453.17/ Case of 12

You Save 10%

Check Availability

Free shipping on first web orders over $299

available for pickup by noon Today

Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Gigondas

Producer

Dom. Du Grapillon d'Or

Grape Variety

Grenache

Mourvèdre

Syrah

Need Help Deciding? Get personal recommendations from our staff

Staff Pick Notes

Gigondas, located to the north east of the Rhone river in the breezy Dentelles Mountains of the Southern Rhone, seems to exist in the shadow of it's famous cousin Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Comparisons aside, it is a region for powerful earthy reds that feature Grenache prominently. Domaine du Grapillone d'Or has been in the Chauvet family since 1806 when it was founded. Their family's wine making roots dig a century further back. Suffice to say they have some experience when it comes to wine making. Bernard and his daughter Celine Chauvet are at the helm now carrying on time honored traditions such as hand harvesting. This wine has a lush perfume of berries and lavender, incredibly fresh red fruits on the palette and the distinct "garrigue" herbal note of the south of France. A fine example of the finesse and power of Gigondas.

- TD

Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Mourvèdre

Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and fleshy character to blends - but Mourvèdre also shines on its own as a varietal wine.

Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...