The layered, textured, and voluminous 2000 Gigondas Cuvee Prestige La Font de Tonin exhibits toasty oak in the nose along with copious quantities of blackberry and black cherry fruit. Is this impressive 2000 better than the 1998? I doubt it, but it is high class, concentrated Gigondas that can be drunk young or cellared for 12-15 years.
Importers: David Hinkle, North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 848-8910; Michael Skurnik, Syosset NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Vintner Select, Cincinnati, OH; Import!, Madison, WI; tel. (608) 255-8622, and Dionysus Imports, Lorton, VA.