Gigondas Eloquence 2004 Tasting

I have found a new favorite wine tonight, and what's even better, its one that Roo's Cellar is the official distributor for! ok, before you shout, "Kelong!", its really a far judgement, because I REALLY love this style of wine and how it is presented.

And introducing the wine....GIGONDAS ELOQUENCE 2004!!! This wine is a blend of grenache (60%), Syrah (30%) and Mourvedre (10%), and was aged in French oak barrels for 12 months.

This wine is from the Southern Rhone Appellation of Gigondas, where the region was promoted in 1971 from a Cote du Rhone Village to Full region by itself, showing its own terroir characters and personality. Grenache is the basic plant of Gigondas, aided by mourvedre and syrah, and this fortunate combination ensures its panache and its life. Its strength and character, its ability to age allied to the invariable quality of its production has made Gigondas the pride of the Rhone Valley, and one of the great wines of France.

Ok, Tasting notes :

Appearance

Strangely matured dark ruby colour for its vintage, with a deep core and clear rims. Some tears are evident.

Nose

A prominent french oak nose of green moss and wet clay soil characters. Strangely light and elegant, coming from a region known for its full bodied reds.

Palate

A truly elegant blend of beautiful grenache grape characters of raspberries and ripe dark berries, however, it has a rather disappointing short finish, with subtle tannin structure. Truly balanced and wonderful fruit characters I must say.

Evolutions/ conclusion

Somewhat interesting wine with surprisingly elegant characters with beautiful fruits. Tannins get more subtle as the wine breathes, and I begin to see some spicy herby finish.