Château Gigault Cuvée Viva (half bottle) 2010
Premières Côtes de Blaye AOC
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Across the river from famous Margaux lies the Premières Côtes de Blaye. With Stéphane Derenoncourt as winemaker, this terrific estate is ensuring the region's wines get the recognition they deserve. Cuvée Viva is a rich, world class, modern claret.
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Wine Details
- Red - Light Bodied
France- Deep crimson scarlet
- Merlot-based blend
- 4.875 Units
- 13% ABV
- 31 December 2025
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Deep, black cherry fruit with hints of spice and tobacco
Aroma
Exotic, ripe red and black fruits with vanilla oak and spice
The Wine
Château Gigault was acquired by four like-minded quality enthusiasts, and now releases two wines – a traditionally made claret and this, their no expense spared Cuvée Viva. One of the four owners is Stéphane Derenoncourt, who also makes wine at some of Saint Emilion’s greatest estates (La Mondotte, Canon La Gaffelière and Pavie Macquin). America’s leading critic Robert Parker always scores the wine highly, describing it as “consistently one of my picks as an overachieving wine”. And he described this particular vintage as “an impressively opulent wine – complex, deep, flashy”. Hand picked, low yield Merlot aged in new oak, this is a deep, well structured claret, velvety smooth, too, and luxurious as a half bottle. Top pick with roast lamb.
"Spice box, licorice, Provençal herbs and loads of black cherry. Complex, deep, flashy and silky wine"
Robert Parker
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