Gigue — Vintage in maturation

Gigue 2020

The Gigue typically concludes a suite – fast, lively, exhilarating. At our winery, the Gigue opens the red wine collection.

Vintage
2020
In barrel
15 months
In the cellar since harvest
6 years
Release planned
2028
Drinking window
2027–2039

Why this vintage is still in the cellar

We only release a bottle once it is ready to drink. Until then it stays with us: that costs space, ties up money and brings in nothing for years. Anyone who opens it later has not had to wait ten years for it themselves.

Time as a principle Where our style comes from
The series

The other vintages

Seven vintages of Gigue are with us: two ready to drink, three in the cellar, two withdrawn from sale.

Ready to drink and available: 2016 and 2018.

To the cuvée: Gigue

The vintage

Five of the six months between December and May ran about two degrees above average; the vines broke bud as early as mid-March, and flowering succeeded in the second half of May between two spells of rain. Then it turned dry: 54 days without appreciable rain between 18 June and 11 August, and another twenty after that. The red harvest began in mid-September with daytime temperatures in the low thirties — small berries, little juice, dense colour. What mattered most in this year was how well a soil could hold water.
In the cellar

This vintage's path to maturity

From harvest to release

  1. OriginHarvest & fermentation
  2. CharacterBarrel & amphora ageing
  3. HarmonyBottle ageing
  4. FinaleBefore release
Release planned for 2028

Find out which vintage will be released next

The wine is still resting. Our newsletter is the first place to read which vintage is leaving the cellar — along with a few notes from the vineyard.

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The sound of maturity – Gigue 2020

Sound of Gigue 2020

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Origin & Soil

The terroir: Gigue

The Gigue draws on three plots and three soils. On the clay of plot C7 the Merlot takes root, carrying the fruit; the gravel of plot C13 — up to four fifths stone at depth — gives warmth, drainage and energy; and the clay-gravel of plot C12 brings the tension with Cabernet Sauvignon. This is how the Gigue stays juicy and supple while having a foundation that holds the fruit.

Which plots go into the blend is decided by the vintage; the assignment can therefore vary slightly from harvest to harvest.

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Plot overview
Aerial view
The cuvée

Gigue 2020

The Gigue is the dynamic movement of our suite – a wine that impresses with its vibrant structure and precise fruit.
Full data sheet & facts: Gigue 2020 Expand or collapse data sheet
Full data sheet & facts: Gigue 2020
Winemaker & place LaSuite aux Conseillans – Domaine aux Conseillans
Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux (France)
Philosophy Plot-by-plot vinification in a nature reserve
New Bordeaux
Vintage 2020
Grape varieties 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Technical analysis 14.0 % vol
Contains sulfites · not vegan
Drinking window (ideal) 2027 – 2039
Suitable recipes