Domane Yves Cheron Gigondas, 2020

This Yves Cheron wine, offered as a wine by the glass at Every Day People Cafe in Douglas, MI, is drinking beautifully for a young Gigondas. It was a pefect match for the Bolognesse pasta dish.

Deep, dark crimson. Has the sweet smells and flavors of fresh red berries countered by the dry chalky mouth feel of Gigondas. Distinctly Gigondas with mint, bay leaf and limestone-tinged minerals. Gigondas is only a few miles from Vacqueyras and the grapes used are basically the same; yet the wines are very diffeerent. This Gigondas is 75% Grenache and 25% Syrah. Delicious now but will undoubtedly be drinking even more beautifully with another 8 to 10 years in the bottle.