2022 Gigondas, Le Poste, Chateau de Saint Cosme

The 2022 Gigondas le Poste is derived from vines planted on the limestone, marl soils of lieu-dit Le Poste, near the Saint Cosme chapel. Revealing a floral, elegant bouquet of iris, violet, pepper, licorice and dark cherries, it's full-bodied, tense and crystalline with a sappy, layered texture framed by sweet, velvety tannins, concluding with a long, delicately peppery finish. Matured 20% in new casks, 50% in one-year-old barrels and the rest in two-year-old barrels, this 100% Grenache is a real success that could age gracefully over the next 20 years. ~ (95) Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 10-10-2024

~ (94) Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous 10-1-2024

A robust, well-built and structured Gigondas with impressive focus. The nose reveals notes of cherries, violets, Mediterranean herbs, stones and baking spices. It’s full-bodied with chewy tannins. Plain, textured and structured. Rich core of berries and spices in the compact finish at this stage. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Try after 2025. ~ (94) James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 4-3-2024

Tasted blind. A sapid, attractive nose. Raspberry, strawberry and leather. The palate is dense and tightly wound, with firmly coiled tannins, sweet spice, tobacco and liquorice root. There is so much energy waiting underneath – this needs plenty of time to show itself. Has great potential. ~ (17) Alistair Cooper, JancisRobinson.com 10-2-2023

As in 2023, the 2022 Gigondas Le Poste is the standout in the lineup, and it’s clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Coming from older vines just up the hill from the château and partially destemmed Grenache, it has a brilliant core of red and black fruits, graphite, Provençal spices, and ground pepper. Layered, full-bodied, concentrated, and incredibly well-balanced, with ripe tannins, it deserves 4-5 years of bottle age if you can and will blow you away over the following two decades. ~ (98) Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 12-5-2024