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Cazaux Gigondas Tour Sarrasine 2022

Cazaux Gigondas Tour Sarrasine 2022

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Overview

Winery: Clos des Cazaux

Cazaux Gigondas Tour Sarrasine is made from 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre. 45 year old vines on average.

This strong, warm wine comes from a selection of grapes planted on exceptional soils. The vineyards in Gigondas are situated on the arid hills of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The Mistral blows regularly on these slopes which limits the amount of treatment needed to the vines. The vines grow on stony soils and produce wine that can be kept easily for 10 yrs.

Intense, persistent red and dark fruit aromas. Raspberry, pepper and spice flavors. Silky tannins.







Review:

Always terrific,the 2022 Gigondas La Tour Sarrasine is another incredibly Provençal, complex, satisfying wine from this estate. Red and black fruits, sandalwood, garrigue, and loads of spice define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with the ripe, forward style of the vintage, soft tannins, and outstanding length. Drink bottles any time over the coming decade.

Fresh strawberry fruit aromas, then very powerful and full-bodied on the palate. The alcohol here is a little raised, but it suits the bombastic style of the wine. Good length, really driving acidity propels the wine forward. Balanced and full of energy.

Delicate notes of dark cherries, violet and flowers preface the 2022 Gigondas La Tour Sarrasine, a moderately weighted, tense and bright Gigondas with well-integrated tannins and a vertical structure, concluding with an ethereal, delicate finish. This blend of 70% Grenache Noir, 15% Mourvèdre and the rest Syrah, all planted in granite, calcareous soils, was matured in a combination of stainless steel and concrete tanks.

Une robe légère, des arômes puissants de cerise à l'eau-de-vie et de poivre, une matière sensuelle, sans largeur inutile, structurée, qui file doit, une finale sapide et saturée d'épices : de la vie, de l’avenir et une belle personnalité.

Country: France
Region: Rhone , Gigondas
Winery: Clos des Cazaux
Grape Type: Grenache
Vintage: 2022
Bottle Size: 750ml
Organic: No

The Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux Estate

The Domaine was founded in 1905 by Gabriel Archimbaud and is now run by Maurice Vache and his two sons Jean-Michel and Frederic. The Archimbaud and Vache families are among the oldest ones in Vacqueyras. The oldest part of the property dates back to the 12th century and belonged to "Les Chevaliers de l'Ordre des Templiers" (the Templar Knights). An ancient Moorish Tower sits on the property, the Tower of Sarrasine in ruins.

The Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux Vineyard

The estate spreads over 40 hectares (98.8 acres) of vineyard land:

- 25 ha in Gigondas. The quality of the soil is outstanding and the sun exposure is optimal due to the special location of the vineyard, surrounded by the rocky massif of the "Dentelles de Montmirail", upon which is built the Sarrasine tower.

- 15 ha in Vacqueyras, on sandy-clayey and sunny slopes.

The vineyards are planted to 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre. The vines are 40-50 year old. The annual production is 8,800 to 10,000 cases. The average yield is 28 hl/ha.

The vines are cultivated with utmost respect to the environment. Only Bordeaux mixture (antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulfate and quicklime) and sulfur is used in the phytosanitary (pertaining to the health of plant) and vineyard treatment. At all times, the vineyards are manually tended, including manual harvest. To ensure optimal quality, only the best grapes are selected during a green harvest in Summer which eliminates at least 20% of the production.

Each grape variety is picked at its optimum maturity and vinified separately. Syrah is usually harvested first, followed by Grenache and then Mourvèdre. The whole clusters are placed into specially equipped bins having a screw in the bottom that allow the grapes to fall into the tanks without any crushing. This near carbonic fermentation period depends on the grape varieties and the conditions. When the fermentation is complete, the varietal wines are blended together (typically in November).

The maturation takes place first in stainless steel tanks for the juice to settle, then in concrete or enamel tanks. The wines mature in the cellars for at least 2 years before bottling. There is no fining, and only a light filtration to limit the natural deposit on the bottle.

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