Le Gode Montosoli (Red)

Le Gode Montosoli (Red)

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  • 2019

    Le Gode Montosoli (Red) 2019 - ExceptionalTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Lots of red fruit on the nose, some very red cherries, glacé cherries with a subtle bitter almond elegance. Beautiful elegance on the palate, with seriously intense tannins that somehow still manage to be elegant and soft and velvety. Concentrated, intense, really absolutely divine. Tannins are chalky and textured, grippy and exciting. Lovely weight. Beautiful acidity. So much tannic weight and concentration on the finish like eating a teaspoon of cacao powder - and then asking for another one. A triumph for Montosoli.

    Tasted November 2023

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  • 2018

    Le Gode Montosoli (Red) 2018 - OutstandingTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Medium pale. Slight eucalyptus, bitter almonds, and floral aromas. Red cherry fruit with a dark black velvet inner core. Firm juicy fruit. Beautifully youthful vibrant tannins, almost berry-pippy, somehow incredibly fresh and zippy with long fresh acidity. Alcohol is wonderfully integrated - I am surprised to see this is 15abv. I love the sweet nutty earnest tannins that are round and warm and supple right up until the finish when they rear up and refuse to let you go easily. Beautiful wine that will be only better in a few years.

    Tasted November 2022

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About us

We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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