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Gigondas Tradition Moulin de la Gardette, Gour de Chaulé 2020
Gour de Chaulé
Domaine Gour de Chaulé, a historic estate dating back to the 19th century, is now led by the dynamic Paul Fumoso, who has taken over from his mother Stéphanie. Spanning 10 hectares across 24 parcels in Gigondas, the domaine benefits from diverse soils, with 70% on the appellation’s high slopes, where sandy 'safre' soils lend finesse and ageing potential. Working organically for over 15 years (certified in 2020), Paul has embraced biodiversity and meticulous vineyard management, replacing syrah and mourvèdre with carignan, counoise, and cinsault to complement the estate’s 90% grenache-based wines.
In the cellar, Paul's approach focuses on gentle extraction, whole-bunch fermentation (20-60% depending on ripeness), and ageing in foudres and cement tanks. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered after 14-18 months, showcasing finesse and elegance in a region known for power. With his energy and vision, Paul is shaping Gour de Chaulé into one of the Rhône Valley’s standout domaines.
Made from a selection of old bush vine parcels tended organically including La Gardette, St Jean, Jasio and Grames, largely at high altitude to the south of the village, where the soils are a complex mix of marls, safres (sands) and limestone-clay. Vinified from whole bunches and aged primarily in old foudres this is an extremely fine and elegant example of Gigondas – it has an attractive red cherry colour, bramble fruits with menthol and pine on the nose, and an amazing palate, offering beautifully judged raspberry and blackberry old viney fruit, liquorice, leather, hint of violets, nutmeg and cinnamon stick, relieved and lifted by a juicy berry acidity and a saline lick, all held together and enhanced by fine grained tannins. It’s so pleasurable to drink now with its very digeste quality and excellent balance, but will improve over the years.
Producer Gour de Chaulé of Paul Fumoso
Origin Gigondas, Vaucluse, Rhone, France
Grapes 80% Grenache, 10% Mouvedre, 10% Syrah
Vintage 2020
Alcohol 13.5% ABV
Style Full body red
Bottle size 750ml
Winemaking Manual harvested, whole bunch, fermented with indigenous yeast and aged old foudres for about 18 months. Unfiltred
Notes Organic