Om tidligere årgange
Robertparker.com af Jeb Dunnuck
"A step up over the La Source cuvee, the 2013 L’Argile is 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah and then 5% each of Carignan and Cinsault, all of which was aged two years in concrete tanks. It has a sappy, perfumed bouquet of white pepper, rose petals, kirsch, raspberries and pine that gives way to a medium to full-bodied, elegant, seamless profile on the palate. I love its tannin quality, and it has fabulous length on the finish as well. This beauty will be better in 2-3 years and have 15 years of overall longevity." 92 Point
Ekstrabladet.dk
"Fra Rhone dalen på primært grenache. Pæn struktur og især en flot syre. Elegant i udtrykket med kirsebær, blåbær, peber, lakrids og timian. Tør krydret afslutning." 91point
Robertparker.com af Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2010 L’Argile is a stunning blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 5% Carignan and 5% Cinsault that’s aged all in tank. Finesse-driven and elegant, with perfumed aromas of kirsch and sweet black raspberries, forest floor, licorice and dried flowers (rose petal), this perfectly balanced, harmonious red delivers a medium to full-bodied, seamless texture, fine tannin and building richness that emerges on the finish. Far from over the top, it shines for its balance and energetic feel much more than sheer richness and power. Give it another year or three in the cellar and enjoy it through 2022." Point 93
Robertparker.com
"A stunning reference point for what can be achieved in the Cotes du Ventoux, the 2009 l’Argile is a blend75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 5% Carignan and 5% Cinsault aged 30 months in concrete tanks prior to being bottled unfiltered. The 2009 l’Argile exhibits a flowery yet quintessentially Provencal set of aromatics that smells like an open-air marketplace. Abundant red and black fruits, roasted herb, garrigue, licorice, lavender and spring flower aromas are followed by an opulent, rich wine with full-bodied power as well as incredible complexity and density. This is one of the most intriguing, individualistic wines I have tasted this year. Drink it over the next 5-7 years.
Winemaker/proprietor Philippe Gimel was a pharmacist until he discovered that his love of wine eclipsed anything he had done before, so he apprenticed at the estates of Jean-Louis Chave in Mauves and Christopher Sabon’s Domaine la Janasse, two of the finest estates in France"
94 point.
Robertparker.com
"From his organic/biodynamically farmed vineyard, this blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and the rest Carignan and Cinsault, is outrageously delicious. Aged 18 months in oak tank and neutral oak, the wine has a dense purple color and a wonderfully sweet nose of acacia flowers, lavender, roasted meats, black raspberries and creme de cassis. Superb fruit on the attack follows through on the mid-palate and finish. Beautifully textured, pure, and opulent, this is a stunning wine from a great vintage that has just been released. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.
Proprietor Philippe Gimel, a former pharmacist, learned his winemaking by working with Christophe and Isabelle Sabon of Domaine de la Janasse in Chateauneuf du Pape" 95 point
Om Saint Jean Du Barroux
Skal man beskrive Philippe Gimel med et enkelt ord må det være"passioneret". Kendskabet til den lokale terroir og vinfremstillingen er omfattende, og et tidligere job som ønolog på Chateau Beaucastel sætter sine tydelige spor.
Vinmarkerne er beliggende mellem de to berømte bjerge, Dentelles de Montmirail og Mont Ventoux, og placeringen på skråningerne giver en ideel kombination af sollys, kølighed og den berømte mistral. Undergrunden er meget stenet Oligocéne fra tertiærtiden, en meget kompleks men utrolig mager undergrund. Høstudbyttet er ca.1/3 af områdets normale: 20-25 hl pr. ha
Der tages meget hensyn til flora og fauna og vinproduktionen er organisk. Vinstokkenes gennemsnitlige alder er 25 år, og der benyttes klassiske røde og hvide druer. Druerne plukkes og sorteres manuelt og 80% afstilkes for bedste tannin balance.