Nicolas Gonin is a young winemaker, formed at Dijon
oenology school before a long apprenticeship in Sauternes, Bandol and
California. A clear project in mind that divanta reality in 2005, when Nicolas
started his own after replanted the land already belonged to his uncle and have
rented other to arrive at a total area of 5.5 ha. At the base of his project
is the discovery and protection of the Isère native vines.
The Domaine is located in the town of St Chef, in
Isère. The climate in these waters is varied and reflects the influence of the
Alps and the Rhone Valley. cold winters and hot, dry summers, all enriched by
constant wind. The vineyards are located at an average altitude of 250 to 400
meters. On the dorsal face south and south-east (with clay soils calacrei) reds
are grown while whites are placed in the highlands (at heavily calacreo
terroir) more fresh and airy.
Viticulture follows the fairly simple principles:
natural fertilizers, natural grassing controlled, all in accordance with the
dictates of organic farming. The vineyards are planted with a high density of
plants per hectare and trained by Fan (Mondeuse) and Guyot short for all other
varieties.
Even in winemaking respect for nature and the grape it
is up: only a light filtration and a small dose of sulfites at bottling.
The wine
The Gonin Persan 2014 is a Persan in purity. The grapes
are harvested in early October on the average yield vineyards 35 hl / ha. The
manual harvest followed by destemming and then 9 days of maceration with daily
pumping over.
The Persian is a variety typical descendant of the
well-Isère oldest Savagnin (with which it shares half of the gene). From this
origin the Persian draws power, acidity and aromas of this grape (raspberry,
citrus, licorice, pepper). It is a strong potential quality vine and suitable
for giving long-lived wines but that was almost completely disappeared twenty
years ago.
Tasting Note
Date
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8 May 2016
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Wine name
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PERSAN
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Vintage
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2014
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Nation
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France
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Region
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Isere
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AOC-DOC
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Grape Varieties
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100
% Persan
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Serving temperature
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12° C
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Alcohol
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12
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Price (in euro)
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9
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SO2 (in mg/l)
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Nd
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Visual Examination
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Taste analysis
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Limpidity
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Limpid
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Body
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Full
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Color
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Purple Red
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Balance
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Balanced
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Consistency
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Quite consistent
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Soft sensations
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Quite Warm
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Effervescence
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Hard sensations
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Quite Fresh, Tannic
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Flavors intensity
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Quite Intense
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Olfactory analysis
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Flavours
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Red fruits, Citrus
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Aroma intensity
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Quite Intense
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Complexity
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Quite Complex
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Finish/Persistence
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Scarcely Persistent
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Quality
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Quite Fine
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Overall evaluations
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Aromas
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Red Berries, Pepper, Citrus
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Development
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Ready
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Liquorice, Smoked
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Harmony
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Harmonious
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The wine matches
perfectly with lamb or red meats.
The Persian is a vine that unknown to me. What it will stay in the mind
of this wine, and this variety is a marked scent of smoked able to overpower
the freshness of red fruit, acidity and tannins. A wine that conceals a mixture
of aromatic and olfactory notes very different from each other but whose union,
honestly, I was not impressed. With each passing day the wine has become
increasingly soft, the tannins have softened but the feeling of acidity, on the
other hand, has increased.
Certainly it remains unique, at least in my experience.
I'd be curious to try it after a few years of aging in bottle or in
blends with other varieties.
Official website: www.vins-nicolas-gonin.com
