Domaine Gassier - Côtes-du-Rhône rouge 2020
Rhône
Red
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Drink or Keep
90-92/100
Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2020 Côtes du Rhône should be stunning and rival any existing Côtes du Rhône. Composed of 75% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, it has plenty of notes of ground pepper and dried flowers, as well as a superb core of blackberry and black cherry. It's a full-bodied pleasure but still has elegance and complexity." (Jeb Dunnuck 2022)
Features
Estate
Domaine Gassier
Vintage
2020
Designation
Côtes du Rhône
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
75% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah
Terroirs
Coarse pebbles and red clay (right bank of the Rhône) with calcium-rich white clay (left bank of the Rhône)
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
De-stemming, no crushing, fermentation without added sulfites and regulated at 26°C with delestage, long maceration for 5 weeks with immersed cap.
Breeding
12 months in concrete vats, minimal addition of sulfites
Alcohol content
15%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark purplish-red colour
Nose
Notes of ripe black fruit, violet and liquorice, very harmonious.
Mouth
Ample and velvety, aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant, hints of thyme and rosemary, elegant and complex, fine tannins, pleasantly fresh finish.
Serve
AT 14-16°C
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with lamb or beef in cep sauce, tuna fillet with fennel, grilled eggplant with thyme, tomatoes with bay leaves, Beaufort cheese...
Domaine Gassier
Côtes du Rhône
Expert opinion
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
With a great deal of pragmatism and sound principles, Michel Gassier restructured the vineyard and gave himself the means to produce white and red wines. The prestige cuvées named Joseph Torrès express themselves fully after one to three years in bottle, while the other wines can be enjoyed from their earliest youth.
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated wine (guide 2022) 90-92/100
Recommended area
About the wine:
The 2020 Côtes du Rhône should be breathtaking, rivaling all existing Côtes du Rhône. Composed of 75% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, it has many notes of ground pepper and dried flowers, as well as a superb core of blackberry and black cherry. It's a full-bodied pleasure that still has elegance and complexity.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.5/5
out of 4 reviews
Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 01/06/2022
The palate, full of suppleness in a powerful, slender body, shows a rich aromatic presence of ripe dark berries, complemented by notes of garrigue and undergrowth. Remarkably well-balanced, with a welcome fresh finish of violet and pepper. On a good 2020 vintage, this amiable, low-tannin CDR is accessible today with Sete red tuna steaks with olives and capers. At this price, it's a great wine to bring home by the case, especially as it still has a few good years ahead of it! Score 3.9.
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Note and review by Mme MARINA M. Published on 10/07/2024
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Note and review by Mme DANIELE B. Published on 11/03/2023
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Note and review by M. BENOIT L. Published on 05/06/2022
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