Chateau Mont-Redon Gigondas Reserve 2019

Château Mont-Redon Gigondas Réserve is an opulent, deeply savory Southern Rhône red that showcases the estate's exceptional multi-appellation mastery beyond its historic Châteauneuf-du-Pape strongholds. Sourced from 70+ year-old vines spread across two starkly contrasting, high-altitude northern lieu-dits—the sun-drenched, south-facing Notre-Dame-des-Pallières and the cooler, north-facing Pallière et Pied-Gu—this wine thrives on a striking play of microclimates.Winemaker Pierre Fabre treats the fruit with standard-setting precision, fully destemming the warm-sited grapes for lush texture while utilizing whole-cluster fermentation on the cooler parcels to impart structural definition. Following a 25-day skin maceration, the wine undergoes a patient 16-month maturation split between stainless steel vats and seasoned 228-liter Burgundian barriques, yielding a modern Southern Rhône classic defined by its purity and poise.