Veteran French restaurant-goers will take one sniff of the 2016 Gigondas and remember the classic table-side dessert cherries jubilee. Cinnamon shadings infuse the warm black cherry fruit in this full-bodied, velvety blend of 50% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre. Aged in a combination of tank and barrel, it finishes long and silky. Drink it over the next 6-7 years.

Rich and alluring, with waves of dark plum and warmed raspberry puree gliding through, inlaid with savory, chalky mineral and smoldering tobacco notes. Everything meshes nicely through the lengthy finish. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Best from 2020 through 2028. 5,000 cases made, 3,000 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Gigondas Select to Add