South of France Wine Areas
thanks.
"Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
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> dick wrote:
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> > Thanks. Sorry for this question...is Gigondas wines similar to C De
> > Pape...just on of same village?
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> > What is difference in D De Pape and Gigandas?
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> Dick,
> Both are typically Grenache-based wines, but there are some stylistic
> differences (though with the growth of "modern"-styled CdP and Gigondas,
> that's not a universal statement). CdP (barring Beaucastel, which is a
> style unto itself) is fairly tannic in its youth, with exuberant cherryish
> fruit, pepper and herbal (or meaty) character. Gigondas tends to be a bit
> more rustic, emphasizing the herbal/meaty character, but also less
> long-lived. Where most of my '90 CdPs are going strong, most of my '90
> Gigondas is at the end of its lifetime.
> Regarding your original question, you should definitely spend a day or
> two visiting Bandol (just W of Nice). Places to visit there are Dom. St.
> Anne, Dom. du Gros Noré and perhaps Tempier. I'd also recommend a small
> detour W of the Rhone to the Herault and Pic St. Loup. Some places to
visit
> there are Grange de Peres, St. Martin de la Garrigue, Ch. La Roque and Mas
> Clavel. The local coops are not too bad, either.
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> Mark Lipton
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