Winery Gabriel Meffre - La Font Boissiere Gigondas

Winery Gabriel MeffreLa Font Boissiere Gigondas

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Font Boissiere Gigondas of Winery Gabriel Meffre is a red wine from the region of Gigondas of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the La Font Boissiere Gigondas from the Winery Gabriel Meffre

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Font Boissiere Gigondas of Winery Gabriel Meffre in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Gabriel Meffre's La Font Boissiere Gigondas.

Winemaker
Gabriel Meffre
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

La Font Boissiere Gigondas - 2017
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 3.111100
La Font Boissiere Gigondas - 2015
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 411110
La Font Boissiere Gigondas - 2014
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 3.911110
La Font Boissiere Gigondas - 2013
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
La Font Boissiere Gigondas - 2012
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 3.311100
La Font Boissiere Gigondas - 2011
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.111110
La Font Boissiere Gigondas - 2008
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of La Font Boissiere Gigondas from Winery Gabriel Meffre are 2008, 2011, 2015, 2007 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Gabriel Meffre

The winery offers 165 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gigondas in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Gabriel Meffre is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 156 wines for sale in the of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 40000 of of France wines
In the top 3000 of of Gigondas wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gigondas

The wine region of Gigondas is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Saint Cosme or the Domaine la Bouissiere produce mainly wines red, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gigondas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gigondas often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, butter or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bay leaf, star anise or pomegranate.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

News related to this wine

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The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Dry extract

Non-liquid constituents of wine.

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