The Gigondas Collection

The Exhibition Gigondas was blended and aged in barrel by Louis Barruol of the celebrated Château de Saint-Cosme estate. Long and concentrated and satisfyingly full-bodied with flavours of plums and spice. 2019 is a vintage that has density and weight, but the quality of fruit and winemaking has led to a wine that also has brilliant acidity and balance.

The three Faraud sisters share the work of making the family wine, which is raised in a mix of barrels and foudres of different sizes. The final blend is generously flavoured and true to its origins.

A single-vineyard Gigondas planted with old vines of grenache. This was aged for thirty months in oak which gives it a certain patina of spice on top of the abundant fruit. Monumental in 2019 yet never unbalanced.

Fragrant, grenache-dominated red, ripe and fruity with Provence herbs and sweet spice. Heart-warming fireside red from the Rhône Valley to be enjoyed with, for example, a game pie.

Jean-Baptiste Meunier is one of the stars of the region and as of 2025 has his daughter Zoe joining the estate full time. The wines show a real sense of place with plenty of richness and garrigue. 2023 is a charming vintage where there is real freshness and weight, with gorgeous perfume. A blend of mainly grenache, mourvèdre and cinsault delivering red cherry, liquorice and spice with chalky tannins.

The new generation have now become involved in this 15-hectare Gigondas estate with winemaker Paul Fumoso having taken over from his mother. Grapes come from several parcels around the village and aged in a mix of cement and foudres. This 2022 red is full of ripe black plum notes and brambles with plenty of sweet and savoury spice adding layers of complexity.