Gigue — Vintage in maturation

Gigue 2021

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

Vintage
2021
In barrel
15 months
In the cellar since harvest
5 years
Release planned
2028
Drinking window
2027–2035

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Seven vintages of Gigue are with us: two ready to drink, three in the cellar, two withdrawn from sale.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

A warm March brought early budbreak, then frost arrived in the night of 8 April. May stayed cold and wet; the second half of June brought heavy rainfall and with it downy mildew pressure that persisted into late summer. July and August were comparatively cool; only the warm first half of September brought final ripeness, and the red harvest ran mostly in the first half of October. At 35 hl/ha, the Bordeaux crop came in almost a quarter below the average of the preceding decade. The reds of this vintage carry less alcohol, more acidity and red rather than black fruit.
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 2021
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Sound of Gigue 2021

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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 2021

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 2021 Expand or collapse data sheet
Full data sheet & facts: Gigue 2021
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 2021
Grape varieties 62% Merlot, 17% Malbec, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc
Limited edition 8500 Bottles
Technical analysis 12.5 % vol · pH 3.6
Drinking window (ideal) 2027 – 2035
Suitable recipes