The 1995 Gigondas boasts an opaque purple color, crisp acidity, amazing fruit ripeness and concentration (astonishing given the tart acids), a sweet, rich, powerful attack, and long, muscular, full-bodied flavors that finish in a youthful manner. It is an expressionistic, large-scaled Gigondas that is just beginning to develop. It will last for 10-15 years. This wine was tasted between June 1 and June 16, 1996.