Gaillac Rouge 2004
Various different vineyards get lumped together under France's 'southwest' banner, which can be misleading - some of them are not particularly close in terms of location and style of wine produced. Gaillac, one of the area's biggest producers, is an old wine region that flourished in the early Middle Ages, in part due to the quality of its wines and also the easy access it had to the Atlantic and the export markets of northern Europe. (Apparently Henry VIII was a fan, regularly taking 20 barrels a year!) Recently there has been renewed interest in Gaillac. Smaller producers have been investing in modern cellars and using some more familiar grape varieties to blend with the interesting local ones. Chateau Clement Termes has been in the David family for nearly 150 years, and is currently run by Francois David, a passionate vigneron who has 60 hectares under vines and a super modern and well equipped cellar, where he makes a broad range of different styles of Gaillac.The 2004 red won a GOLD MEDAL at Vinalies International 2006 in Paris. Along with the better known Syrah and Merlot this wine also has some Braucol and Duras fruit in the blend. These are local grape varieties associated with Gaillac that add colour and backbone and suit the gravely terroir at Clement Termes. It has a lovely, intense ruby colour and a spicy nose with liquorice hints. On the palate there are soft integrated tannins and delicious full blackcurrant fruit. A deliciously smooth wine at a great value.
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Region South West
Class Appellation Gaillac Controlee
Grape Braucol, Duras, Syrah, Merlot
Volume 75cl
Style Medium Bodied & Spicy Red
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