Alain Jaume Gigondas Terrasses de Montmirail

My second bottle after a bit more than a year -- Opened and let stand for about 1 1/2 hours. This had very traditional garrigue, tar, menthol and herbal notes wrapped around a firm core earthy fruitiness. A mouthful for sure, but one that I kept wanting more of. This is a real pleasure with 2 to 3 more solid years at least.

Give this an hour to breathe. Deep purple color with massive veins flowing down the side of glass. It opens up to hints of pepper, herbs and unsweetened dark chocolate powder and carries a 20 - 30 second finish. This wine tastes like you can have a conversation with it, and that when you're finished you'll know more than you did and feel better for it. No idea when I bought this. I have one bottle left and will let …

Nez assez puissant sur les cerises à l'eau de vie, les mures et les épices! En bouche, assez concentré et "fruit forward". Des prunes et des mures avec du poivre. Tannins charnus avec finale assez longue avec un peu de chauffe!

Half a bottle was drank 3 days ago. As I always do, the remaining half bottle was transferred to a 375ml bottle with barely any air at the top and corked. I normally do not wait that long to consume the remaining half bottle, but that's how the cookie crumbled! Nothing bad about that though!!! Notes are from the very last glass. Ruby red, dense color, beautiful viscous tears on the glass that last long after the swirl. The nose …

note is from about 90 minutes with the bottle opened. In line with the great 2007 rhones. Nice ruby red with a thinge of purple, tears of joy running down the rim after a whirl in the glass. Nose has a mixture of red and black fruit, mint (pushed up by alcool heat, which is a bit too strong at the moment). In mouth, strawberry and cranberry, then cumin, thyme and pepper. A bit on the sweet side today (I …

Good structure, length, peppery spice, dark fruit. Very nice.

Had a bottle at a restaurant as part of a larger meal. Decent. Perhaps a bit young (I prefer most of my wines with a few years on them), but certainly drinkable now. Well-balanced. Can't be more specific -- big evening.

14,5% d'alcool, 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre Oeil : profond, quasi-opaque à coeur, forte viscosité en parois Nez : projection d'intensité moyenne à forte, boisé présent mais très bie poli, cerises noires, prunes bleues, très fruité, épices douces, cuir, thym, massif et plein mais tout en demeurant équilibré, mais on sent la chaleur du millésime Bouche : sec, gras, tanins charnus, très légère sensation d'alcool, très légère amertume, juste assez d'acidité, superbe équilibre, très belle longueur Conclusion : surprenant, …