toasted grains and honey develop hints of smoky minerals and pungent flowers

earth and sauvage hints add considerable depth to the dark berry fruit and cassis aromas

towering wine

and there's an emphasis on Merlot character

The highly complex

Saint Cosme, Gigondas Poste other_regions_italy toasted grains and honey developPacked, 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