2012 Gigondas

Another great traditional cuvee, the 2012 Gigondas shows the house style with its savory dark fruits, ground herbs, pepper and mineral-like bouquet. Medium to full-bodied, voluptuous and gorgeously textured, it can be drunk now or cellared for a decade.

Inky ruby. Powerful, deeply pitched aromas of black and blue fruits, garrigue and licorice, with a spicy topnote. Densely packed and chewy in texture, offering smoky cassis and cherry flavors that coat the palate. Closes sweet and long, with lingering smokiness and smooth tannins.

Dense briary crimson. Some meaty, treacly intensity on the nose. Sweet and polished. One of the more sophisticated 2012 Gigondases. Lovely already but there are ripe tannins underneath too. Well done! Very Gigondas. (JR)