Product Description
96 points Wine & Spirits
Spectacular Gigondas, this wine’s red-cherry flavors soar on an arc of cool, fresh acidity. A grounding of garrigue and ferrous minerality tethers the wine to the earth, gives it a sense of continuity and quiet power, but the overall impression is of fruit at moment of peak ripeness, preserved with crystal clarity. It’s made by Anne-Marie Gaudin, who farms 27 acres in Gigondas, the vines around 45 years old and grown without any chemical inputs.
94 points Decanter
Straight from the first sniff it's clear this is going to be special. Soaring violets, plum flesh and blueberry, this is rounded and sweetly juicy with well-worked tannins that are present but fine and well melded into the fruit. Not the longest finish, but this is a great vintage for du Terme. Good value. 45-year-old vines on average, 80% destemmed, long fermentation and long élevage.
Vinous Reverie Notes
This Grenache blend reveals an intense dark ruby core in the glass with flashes of ruby-pink on the rim. Opulent, brambly fruit jumps boldly to the fore alongside powerful purple and red florals; after minutes, it unloads with more intoxicating layers of licorice, peppercorn, cherry and raspberry liqueur, boysenberry, blueberry compote, garrigue, and baking spices. There’s no shortage of depth and ripeness, but it is balanced by buoyant freshness—something that can be tough to master down here in southern Rhône. Unlike many wines from "top-performing” vintages that only perform well for the first few years after bottling, Domaine du Terme can be enjoyed now—it’s already in fine form today—but will continue improving for 5-7 years. If you’re one who enjoys a well-aged Rhône, keep your last few bottles until 2030+ and see how much they surprise you.
