This is captivating, with fig and hoisin sauce aromas and flavors backed by a riveting graphite note. Superlush but defined, with the black tea, licorice snap and perfumy edge of the appellation all lingering through the velvety, lengthy finish. 94 Points; - James Molesworth; The Wine Spectator; November 30, 2009 
 
Ah Gigondas, and as one of my friends would always exclaim lustily when greeted with a bottle - “The Big Man!” It’s 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre and Cinsault where VV in this case means 60 years for the Grenache and 35 years for the Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. I tasted this over three days: first from a small glass with fish smells wafting around (enthusiastic), then later that evening (less enthusiastic), then again the next night (more enthusiastic) and then finally on the third night back to full enthusiasm, and a bit more -the ride on the fourth wave resulting in a big Hi Di Hi! Importer: Fourth Wave Wine Partners (only three more ’till Love, no doubt).

It opens with some old leather scents and some spicy wood but quickly bursts into bloom with lavender perfume, cherries, raspberry liqueur and some dried herb. Has a bit of lift too, but no problem here. It’s full bodied, and as they like to say ‘hedonistic’, with a slurpable slippery texture, modestly aglow with alcohol (much like myself), but not hot, and firm, slightly sandy, tannins. It’s a lusty wine that Grenache fanciers should find pretty hard to resist. Loved it. Rated : 94 Points Tasted : Nov09 Alcohol : 14.5% Price : $72 Closure : Cork Drink : 2011 - 2019 Gary Walsh; The Wine Front

“The vintage of a lifetime” - Robert Parker, describing the 2007 vintage in Southern Rhône

"Michel Tardieu has exceptional knowledge about some of the finest vineyards and grape sources in both the northern and southern Rhone" - Robert Parker in The Wine Advocate, Issue 169