Domaine des Bosquets Le Lieu Dit 2015 (torn label)

Much like many of the appellations of the southern Rhône valley, the wines of Gigondas are based on the Grenache grape. It has a tendency towards rusticity if not grown correctly of vinified carefully. It is supported by Syrah and Mourvedre with smaller amounts of various other varieties. There are two types of wine made in Gigondas, red and rosé but the production of rosé is so small its mainly an academic point. Gigondas is red wine country. While you can find some white varieties in the area they are not permitted to use the name Gigondas so they are bottled as Côtes-du-Rhône. Domaine des Bosquets is a property that has a long history in Gigondas. It is first mentioned as a lieu-dit associated with viticulture in a document from 1376. Its association with the vine continued into the 17th century when the Seigneur de Laval, a local provençale aristocrat established a farm and vineyards on the site of the current property. Some of those buildings survive there to this day. In the 19th century the estate passed through the hands of Eugène Raspail but it wasn’t until 1962 that it finally ended up as part of Gabriel Meffre’s constellation of properties. When he died the estate passed to his daughter Sylvette Brechet and her son Julien oversees the farming and makes the wines.