La Num\u00e9ro Huit (\u2019number 8\u2019) is a new cuv\u00e9e from Gour de Chaul\u00e9, a project initiated by St\u00e9phanie’s son, Paul. Generously granted by his mother, he was allowed to use the estate’s oldest Grenache vines (along with 1% Mourv\u00e8dre) from a sandy plot planted around 1900! The vinification was minimalist, with whole-cluster fermentation, a total of five weeks of maceration, followed by 1\u00bd years of aging in a fashionable concrete egg, and finally bottled without filtration, fining, or added sulfur.<\/p>\n
Gour de Chaul\u00e9 produces genuine, \u2018handcrafted\u2019 Gigondas with soul from ancient vines; wine created with respect for the environment and the area’s traditions. For the past ten years, St\u00e9phanie Fumoso has led Gour de Chaul\u00e9, steering it in a direction of minimal chemicals and as little sulfur as possible in the wines, made achievable through meticulous hand-sorting of grape clusters.<\/p>\n
It is clear that Paul Fumoso draws inspiration from what Emmanuel Reynaud is working on. Stylistically, this wine is not as ethereal or oxidative as Reynaud’s various wines. However, one can forget about the most potent and somber prestige editions from Gigondas: this appellation offers an enormous stylistic range, where La Num\u00e9ro Huit is a red-fruited, elegant Gigondas. The 2022 vintage is a phenomenal wine, floral, generous, with intensity, great precision, and a mineral focus. Cherry, strawberry, and herbes-de-Provence seem to take the lead in this young yet juicy wine.<\/p>\n
The bad news: only 1,200 bottles were produced\u2026<\/p>\n
As this is a new cuv\u00e9e, it’s hard to predict its development potential, but if Cuv\u00e9e Tradition is any indication, there’s likely no need to rush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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