Producer: Alain Jaume 
Region: Gigondas, Rhone, France 
Blend: 90% Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre 
Year: 2017 

Retail Price: $32.00 
Wine-Searcher Average: $29.00 
Sale Price: $13.99* 

Wine Advocate, 92 Points 

"The 2017 Gigondas la Grangette des Garrigues boasts a hefty 90% Grenache (the balance is Syrah and Mourvèdre). Floral notes accent stone fruit and red berries in this full-bodied, concentrated and tannic wine. It needs a year or two of cellaring, but it's stuffed with potential. Under the ownership of the Jaume family since the 2015 vintage, this domaine is now excelling." 

Winemaking & Aging: 

"Stainless steel fermentaion at cool temperature to preserve the fruiteness typicity. Bottling 8 months after harvest." 

About the Producer: 

"In the 14th century, during their stay in Avignon, the popes built a papal castle in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Impressed by the area's exceptional “terroir” (the soil and its growing conditions), they planted vineyards around the castle on terraces covered with smooth rounded pebbles.

Established in the northern part of Châteauneuf du Pape, the Jaume family has been dedicated to the art of wine growing since 1826.

This venerable profession is our legacy, but above all it is our passion, requiring discipline, perseverance and a respect for nature and the challenges she presents us with. Every vintage is different from the last and we must skillfully adapt our growing techniques to the ever-changing behaviour of the vines, the grapes and the terroir.

Our aim, as skilled wine growers, is to produce, carefully and lovingly, wines that are intense, rich and complex and that reflect and embody the wonderful terroir of the southern Rhône Valley.

Our labels are stamped "Alain Jaume", with humility but also with a certain pride, as our name represents the guarantee of our constant commitment to your satisfaction." 

Alcohol: 14.5% 

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