Saint Cosme, Gigondas Poste Vintage:2018

Saint Cosme, Gigondas Poste Vintage:2018Packed, with a core of steeped plum, boysenberry and blackberry confiture flavors layered nicely with violet, anise and applewood notes. Dense but vibrant throughout, with a bundle of energetic grip on the finish that melds nicely with the fruit. Deeply buried minerality lurks at the very end. This should be long lived. Best from 2022 through 2036. 120 cases made, 20 cases imported. JM

juniper and bresaola

The wine is savory in the mouth

The winery itself is located in the village of Samaniego

profound Pinot Noir can be enjoyed anytime over the coming decade or more

It was aged for 20 months in wood and comes in with 102 grams of residual sugar

passion fruit

The equally pure

Here too the middle weight flavors are quite racy though with much more minerality that really emerges on the beautifully persistent finish where the firm core of ripe acidity makes clear that this beauty is going to require patience

A less elegant and slightly more wood-influenced nose offers up restrained aromas of essence of white flowers that includes rose petal

This is really quite pretty and offers fine quality though I wouldn’t describe it as a typical example

leather and herbal tea

leaving notes of dark berry liqueur and allspice behind