Gigue
2016Released only when ready to drink — ready for the table.
Lively, energetic and dance-like. A wine that brings joy without being banal.
The Gigue typically concludes a suite – lively and uplifting. In our collection, the Gigue opens the selection of great red wines.
The Gigue presents itself with juicy cherry fruit, violets, and a hint of white pepper. Minimal oak aging preserves its freshness and approachability; polished yet noticeable tannins typically make it ready to drink several years earlier than the Sarabande.
In its younger years, it is the perfect accompaniment to a summer BBQ or a good ragù alla bolognesa, while when it has matured somewhat, it also goes wonderfully with a beautiful duck with honey glaze.
A red wine that prefers to dance rather than march.
0.75 L bottle · €30,00
The Gigue typically concludes a suite – lively and uplifting. In our collection, the Gigue opens the selection of great red wines. The Gigue...
The Gigue stands for deliberate approachability – a wine that allows energy without forgoing order and origin.
Robert Schumann — Gigue, Op. 32
The flavour profile
Juicy cherry and dark forest berry, with violet and a hint of white pepper. On the palate the Gigue is powerful and tannic, almost weighty — yet it stays supple, because the fruit carries it. Ageing in concrete tank with a small share of barrique keeps it fresh and clear, without covering it in oak. After eight years in the cellar the tannins are polished and round; it drinks harmoniously now, with drive into the long finish.
Acht Jahre gereift
The 2016 vintage was characterized by a very rainy season until May. Flowering proceeded correctly and uniformly. The dry conditions from June until harvest favored a slow and even ripening of the grapes. The weather conditions ensured an excellent degree of ripeness.
Optimal drinking window2025 – 2035
Decant before serving and pour at serving temperature.
Where it comes from
3 Grape varieties, a layering
Each plot is vinified separately; only at the end does the cuvée emerge. More about our terroirs.
Aged in our own cellar.
Aged under control in barrel and vinified plot by plot — then the years of bottle rest in our own cellar, until we consider the wine ready to drink.
In the tradition of modern oenology
Aux Conseillans was for decades the domaine of Jean Ribéreau-Gayon — one of the co-founders of modern oenology, founder of the Institute of Oenology at the University of Bordeaux (1949) and longtime owner of the estate. We work in this tradition: each plot analysed and vinified separately, the ageing guided under control, the release only after proven readiness to drink.
Why we take the trouble
Released only when ready to drink
We bring a vintage to market only when it is ready to drink. We carry the ageing risk.
Composed plot by plot
Each plot is vinified separately; only at the end do we compose the cuvée from them.
Time as an ingredient
Depth needs time. We give the wines the years in barrel and bottle that they need.
Organic & HVE 4
Certified organic, embedded in a 19-hectare ecosystem of woodland, meadows, water and vines.
A wine for the table.
A wine for convivial evenings with friends, which is uncomplicatedly enjoyable thanks to its smooth character and perfect ripeness.
Dishes that pair well
A selection from our recipe kitchen, matched to the structure and maturity of this wine.
A playlist for the moment
This wine comes with a mood playlist on Spotify — a flowing companion as you drink. Listen in if you like; it isn't necessary.
We release each wine only when we most like to drink it ourselves.Marc & Ellen Ruhland
Good to know
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The Coffret Dégustation
Three movements of the Suite in one box — Sarabande 2015, Gigue 2016 and Louré 2024. A first path through our wines.
Edition of 9912 bottles. Shipped directly from the Château — climate-controlled storage in our own cellar.
For us, time is an ingredient.