
92POINTS
17/20







Pierre Amadieu Gigondas Le Pas de l'Aigle Rouge 2012
Gigondas, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceHuge black pepper, sausage meat, garrigue nose flecked with eucalyptus, black cherry, black berry, licorice root and light vanilla and coffee aroma. Dry, fresh, full, round, suave palate with some grainy tannins buffered by intense black berry, black plum, licorice, meaty, savoury, peppery, tobacco, menthol, blood orange and vanilla flavours. A big styled, fruity, age-able Gigondas. Drinkable now but will benefit from 3-5 years. Perfect for the cellar.Tasted: 18 May 2015Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $50.00 | 750ml | speculative listing - Evolution Fine Wines |
Blend: Grenache - SyrahCSPC: 354217