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Red Wings & Red Rhônes: ’06 & ’07 Domaine de Font Sane Gigondas

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We book-ended the fantastic 2010 Winter Olympic Hockey Tournament with Detroit Red Wings victories over the Ottawa Senators (Feb. 13, 4-1) and the Colorado Avalanche (Mar. 1, 3-2), and as has become tradition here at Gang Central, we enjoyed successive vintages of fine Gigondas from an excellent producer whilst watching the respective games. Here’re my impressions:

2006 Domaine de Font Sane Gigondas Tradition, 15% alc., $23.99: Clean dark color, and while not entirely traditional in syle, not a spoof job either. Big, rich, ripe earthy black plum and blackberry kissed with what might be a judicious note of well-integrated oak. Full bodied, well structured for some years of aging and development, but drinking quite well right out of the bottle with minimal air. A little riper than your usual Gigondas, but the earthy and iron bass notes balance things out and I like this just fine. A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre that has undergone some noticeable changes since just last April. Find this wine

2007 Domaine de Font Sane Gigondas Tradition, 15% alc., $25.99: Clean, dark color, and very deep and dark in character, with a big core of earthy black plum and blackberry shaded with a good hit of iron and a little dusty cocoa. Full bodied and brawny, with ample structure for many years in the cellar, but not unapproachable right now. I’d like to try this again in five and ten years, it’s going to be a good one. A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. Find this wine

Domaine de Font Sane imported by AHD Vintners, Ltd., Warren, MI

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