The most limited offering, the 2007 Gigondas Grand Romane Cuvee Prestige Vieilles Vignes, is a top-flight effort. Its dense plum/purple color is followed by a sweet bouquet of licorice, garrigue, black and red fruits, pepper, spice, and toasty oak. Broad, savory, and full-bodied with outstanding concentration, purity, and texture, its tannins and oak component suggest 1-2 years of bottle age will be beneficial. It should keep for 12-15+ years.
Importers: Fruit of the Vines, New York, NY; tel. (212) 765-2970, Total Wine & More, Potomac, MD; tel. (301) 795-1000, Cavatappi Distribuzione, Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 282-5226, and Transat Trade, Gardena, CA; tel. (310) 516-6799