Region: Rhone Valley, France
Appellation: Gigondas
Color/Style: Red Wine
Grapes: Grenache

92 Vinous - Like the Aux Lieux-Dits and Les Hautes Garrigues, 2021 Gigondas Clos Derrière Vieille, was fermented entirely with whole clusters. At the moment, the resulting stemmy funkiness dominates the aromatic profile. After a few minnutes in the glass, delicate orange blossom, redcurant, raspberry, licorice elements paint a more complex picture.

91-93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - All whole-cluster Grenache, the 2021 Gigondas Clos Derriere Vieille offers up fragrant aromas of roses, raspberries and cherries. It's medium to full-bodied, then accents silky tannins with its crisp acids and finishes long.