2022 Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas

The 2022 Gigondas from Château de Saint Cosme is showing particularly well today, evoking a fresh, complex and fruity bouquet of pepper, violet, crushed strawberries and menthol mingled with delicate notes of garrigue. Medium to full-bodied, delicate and textured, it's perfectly balanced with good depth at the core and a long, mineral and ethereal finish. It's a blend of 70% Grenache Noir, 15% Mourvèdre, 14% Syrah and 1% Cinsault that matured 20% in new barrels, 50% in used barrels and the rest in concrete tanks. This is a wine that could age gracefully over the next decade.

Expressive spice-box, raspberry, blood orange, red cherry, violets and cedar frame the aromatic profile of the alluring 2022 Gigondas. Full-bodied and concentrated, yet fresh and perfumed, the 2022 concludes with a zesty grapefruit slice on the long finale.

70% Grenache, 15% Mourv è dre, 14% Syrah, 1% Cinsault. Whole-bunch fermentation in concrete tanks. Aged 20% in new and 50% in used oak casks and 30% in concrete tanks. Certified organic. Tank/cask sample. Tasted blind. The oak is generous on the nose. The palate is ripe and dense and dominated by the oak at the moment. The tannins are detailed and fine and there is a good lick of acidity underneath. Needs time to soak up the oak; yet there is lovely freshness and texture here. (AC)