Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides 2022 (750ML)

95-97 JD / 96 JS / 96 DE / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM / 17 JR

The 2022 Gigondas Hominis Fides is a step up, with a touch more density and richness. It's full-bodied, has a layered, concentrated mouthfeel, plenty of ripe, polished tannins, and a solid core of darker fruits, iron, ground pepper, and some garrigue nuances. A serious, age-worthy Gigondas, it’s going to benefit from bottle age.—Jeb Dunnuck

A dense, well-composed and muscular Gigondas. The nose expresses notes of sweet cherries, dried flowers, grilled herbs, thyme and orange peel. Full-bodied with fine tannins. It’s ample and so precise, with a silky texture at the center. Driven and lively, with a restrained power throughout. Spicy and vivid, with a long finish. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Try from 2026.—James Suckling

Good depth of colour. The oak is really quite noticeable here, but it works, helping to round out the tannins and give some sweetness to the fruit. Really quite robustly tannic, this will take time to come round. The acidity is piercing too. A highly structured Gigondas with more depth than most this year – fully ripe in flavour, which isn't always the way among 2022 Gigondas. Grenache planted in 1902 (or earlier) on Miocene calcareous sand. Single vineyard. No destemming. 12 months maturation in French oak barriques: 30% new, 30% 1-year-old, 30% 2-year-old. Unfiltered.—Matt Walls, Decanter

The 2022 Gigondas Hominis Fides—tasted as a blend assembled from several barrels—is a full-bodied, velvety-textured beauty, but it has enough bright, well-defined acidity to impart a certain edginess to the black raspberry fruit. I suspect it may close down soon after release, but it should age well for at least a couple of decades.—Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate

The 2022 Gigondas Hominis Fides is adorable. Pronounced black cherry, black plum and blueberry notes rise up from the glass. Cedary and spicy subtleties add aromatic complexity, followed by a floral lift of violets and roses. This full-bodied powerhouse is structured like a brick wall, demanding extended bottle-aging to allow all the elements to fully come together. This is shaping up to be a terrific Gigondas.-Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous Media