Perrin & Fils, Gigondas Tourelles Vintage:2017 The 2010 Vieilles Vignes Françaises

The 2010 Vieilles Vignes Françaises dazzles from the very first impression with striking aromatic presence and utterly captivating balance

though the drought in 2016 means that there is slightly less Cabernet Franc

This is firmly structured and very classy – in sum

This is also quite tightly coiled and a wine that will need all of a decade to reach its peak

An exuberantly spicy nose is composed almost exclusively of various very ripe dark berries and exotic tea scents

Perrin & Fils, Gigondas Tourelles Vintage:2017 The 2010 Vieilles Vignes FrançaisesOpaque, bright rimmed ruby. Intensely perfumed, mineral accented cherry and dark berry scents are accompanied by suggestions of licorice, candied flowers and exotic spices. Fleshy and broad in the mouth, offering deeply concentrated cherry pastry and blackberry flavors that become more energetic as the wine stretches out. Shows superb energy and mineral lift on an impressively long, subtly tannic finish that leaves behind a suave floral note. Josh