2016 La Ferme du Mont "Jugunda" Gigondas

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Wine Enthusiast

Reviewed December 2018

Hedonistic is an apt word to describe this luscious, perfumed sip full of black plum and cherry flavors. It’s unabashedly ripe and rich but maintains an upright edge marked by earth and mineral tones. The finish is long and silky, framed by chalky tannins and whiffs of rose and violet. Delicious already but should improve through 2028. Seaview Imports. (AI) *Editor's Choice*

Professional Reviews

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 08/2018

Hints of mocha mark the nose of the 2016 Gigondas Cotes Jugunda, a small portion of which spent time in oak. An 80-20 blend of Grenache and Syrah, this medium to full-bodied wine showcases notes of roses and raspberries, then adds dried spices on the finish. Fresh and long, it's a fine example of the elegance this appellation can exhibit in the right hands. (JC)

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 10/2017

Stepping outside Châteauneuf du Pape, both the Gigondas and Vacqueyras from Vedeau are outstanding wines. The 2016 Gigondas Jugunda (80/20 Grenache and Syrah) is a medium to full-bodied, pure, elegant and downright classy 2016 that has lots of strawberries, spring flowers, sappy herbs and a hint of vanilla bean aromatics. Raised mostly in concrete tanks, with 50% in second-fill demi-muids, it’s going to evolve nicely for 10-12 years. 90-92+

Staff Reviews

Keith Mabry

K&L Buyer

We've reached critical mass here. Of all the wines in Stephane Vedeau's portfolio, this may be my biggest standout. Everything in the glass screams Gigondas, from the panoply of garrigue and black pepper notes to the brambly blackberry and red cherry fruits. The palate is fleshy, the tannins are sweet, this is a real humdinger of a wine.

John Majeski

Blessed with an impressive line-up of Southern Rhone wines from the flirting with perfection 2016 vintage, the "Jugenda" Gigondas is superbly choreographed, with Grenache as the seasoned principle, partnered with Syrah in a a classic pas de deux singled out for its fleshy, intertwined red fruits, warm spices, precocious floral aromatics, all lingering long upon the palate and proving that elegance, poise and power can co-exist in a single bottle of wine. What a lovely, memorable performance!

Notes

La Ferme du Mont is the passion project of Stephane Vedeau who cultivates some 50 hectares of grapes in various spots throughout the Southern Rhône. All vines are cultivated without the use of pesticides and chemicals. Each site is meant to be the truest reflection of the terroir and the grapes they produce. The Gigondas comes from two specific soils types: the first is from 60 year old vines on fractured limestone and red clay and the other is Jurassic limestone from a higher altitude site sitting at 600 meters right in the shadow of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The blend is made up of Grenache and Syrah with a splash of Mourvedre, and is aged for 18 months in a mix of oak barrel and concrete tanks.

Details

Origin	Gigondas, Rhone, France
Type/Varietal	Rhone Blends
Alcohol Content	14%
SKU	1376647