Domaine du Clos des Tourelles Gigondas 2015 (75cl, 15%)

Domaine du Clos des Tourelles Gigondas 2015 is a full-bodied southern Rhône red wine from Famille Perrin. The enclosed vineyard sits on a northwest-facing slope with a cool microclimate, on calcareous soils with a sandy matrix. The 2015 is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, fermented as whole clusters with indigenous yeast, then aged 15 months in oak casks and bottled without filtration. The nose shows black raspberry, black cherry, violet, undergrowth, dried garrigue herbs, pepper and licorice. The palate is dense, with ripe stone fruit, dark cherry, tobacco ash, leather and mineral-laced dark blackberry, with well-integrated alcohol and fine-grained tannins. The finish is long and silky, with pepper, garrigue spice and crushed stone.