Perrin & Fils, Gigondas Tourelles Vintage:2017 The 2010 Vieilles Vignes Françaises

The 2010 Vieilles Vignes Françaises dazzles from the very first impression with striking aromatic presence and utterly captivating balance

An exuberantly spicy nose is composed almost exclusively of various very ripe dark berries and exotic tea scents

The 2012 Valandraud Blanc is Murielle Andraud's more textured white

This understated effort should be lovely in a few years

It’s an excellent wine in a year that keeps on delivering right through the palate and hangs on for more

Perrin & Fils, Gigondas Tourelles Vintage:2017 The 2010 Vieilles Vignes FrançaisesOpaque, bright rimmed ruby. Intensely perfumed, mineral accented cherry and dark berry scents are accompanied by suggestions of licorice, candied flowers and exotic spices. Fleshy and broad in the mouth, offering deeply concentrated cherry pastry and blackberry flavors that become more energetic as the wine stretches out. Shows superb energy and mineral lift on an impressively long, subtly tannic finish that leaves behind a suave floral note. Josh