2009 Xavier Vignon Gigondas
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2009 Xavier Vignon Gigondas
Producer: Xavier Vignon
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Rhone Blend
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Gigondas and Vacqueyras
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326 Member Ratings
Average Member Rating: 3.88 out of 5 stars| 5 stars | (73) | |
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Member Notes
Outstanding Gigondas
09/09/2012
by Martinelli13987747
I never met a Giogondas I didn't like. This was not exception and then some!
Rich, full
06/01/2011
by Heffernan14008650
Velvety and crisp at the same time. Engulfs the tongue. Ordered a second case with delayed shipment. Will be using as our Christmas Eve dinner wine.
Wow!
05/03/2011
by Anthony14000906
We want more!
Bottle age helps
12/23/2012
by Glazier13876668
Tried 12/12 and found the additional bottle age added allowed complexity to evolve and achieve better fruit/acidity balance. Little short on fruit and still tannic, which is is not overwhelming. Very well made, but expected more fruit and mouth feel for the vintage. Would buy again.
ENJOYABLE BUT NOT OVERLY COMPLEX
05/03/2011
by Daube13928622
FRUIT FORWARD WINE THAT HAS PLENTY OF DARK FRUIT NOTES. LACKS SOME OF THE INTENSE EARTHY NOSE, COMPLEXITY AND LONG FINISH OF OTHER SOUTHERN RHONE WINES. SHOULD BE AN EASY MATCH WITH MEAT DISHES OR PIZZA AND EASILY APPEAL TO MOST RED WINE DRINKERS.
Rhone Ravings
04/22/2011
by Gillett12590957
One of the more interesting and unusual Rhones I have
tried lately. Every bit as appealing as a classified growth
Bordeaux, but for different reasons. I liked the extraction levels, and the authoritative finish. Plenty of dark-fruit notes, but with the stuffing underneath to cellar for decades.
A fine pick.
Mouth-filling and balanced
04/20/2011
by reisling13098827
Delicious, beautifully balanced wine--wish we had bought more.
Wine improving in the cellar
11/21/2011
by Weinberg13724738
After a year of cellaring my rating has gone from hate it to average. We are enjoying this wine more with each month.
Waiting to see
11/17/2011
by Carter10481964
So far this Gigondas has not lived up to what I expected, compared with other Gigondas offerings. I'm waiting to see if this gets better with age.
A Solid Gigondas But Not Great
11/02/2011
by Freifeld13794127
Overall enjoyable but lacks the lucious quality of many similarly priced Gigondas wines.
