Gigondas

Gigondas wine is known for its rich and robust red wines, which are made primarily from Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre grape varieties.

The Romans established a colony of veterans on the site. One is said to have been so jovial that he was nicknamed Jucundus, ‘the joyful’, and his village became known as Jocundatis, which later became Gigondas.

Although there is a long tradition of winemaking in Gigondas, its wines first achieved official recognition in 1971 when it obtained its own appellation Gigondas, Cru des Côtes du Rhône.