Saint Cosme Gigondas Le Poste 2019 (750ML)

100 JD / 98 WS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96 WE / 17+ JR

#36 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022

Lastly, and a perfect wine, the 2019 Gigondas Le Poste comes from a tiny vineyard located just across the street from the domaine, and as with all these single vineyard releases, it’s 100% Grenache, not destemmed, and aged in mostly used Burgundy barrels. Louis compares the vintage to 1998, and I can’t disagree with him, as the wines are powerful yet structured. Incredible notes of cassis, currants, scorched earth, and wildflowers all show on the nose, and it’s full-bodied and perfectly balanced, with ultra-fine tannins, no hard edges, and an incredible finish. It’s as good as anything out there. Hats off to the genius of Louis Barruol, and readers should snag as much of this as they can. It will ideally be given 4-5 years of bottle age and will evolve for two decades. - Jeb Dunnuck

A stunner from the start, with a piercingly pure and beautiful display of violet and cherry purée aromas and flavors taking center stage, supported by ultra-refined chalky minerality and fine beaded acidity. Lacy rooibos tea, garrigue and lavender accents drape the finish, adding a beguiling note at the very end. Beautiful wine. Best from 2025 through 2040. 125 cases made, 24 cases imported. — JM-Wine Spectator

Shimmering ruby-red. Highly perfumed and finely detailed aromas of raspberry and cherry preserves, candied flowers, exotic spices and incense are complemented by a smoky mineral flourish. Alluringly sweet and incisive on the palate, offering vibrant, densely packed red fruit preserve, cherry-cola, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that deepen steadily as the wine opens up. Shows superb clarity and mineral thrust on a strikingly long, focused finish that features polished tannins and lingering red berry and floral notes. - Josh Raynolds, Vinous Media

Extraordinary tannic structure for a 100% Grenache, with great intensity of fruit and salinity. Great driving freshness throughout and extraordinary depth with violet floral notes on the finish. Grenache planted on limestone marl. Single vineyard. No destemming. 12 months maturation in French oak barriques: 20% new, 50% one-year-old, 30% two-year-old. Unfiltered. - Matt Walls, Decanter

This release is an solar powerhouse compared to its typically sleeker, graceful expressions of Gigondas. Richly concentrated in flavors of black fig and blueberry preserves, it maintains vitality, marked by streaks of crushed stone and salt. A velveteen sip framed by soft, supple tannins, it has a nose-tickling, white-pepper finish. Cellar through late 2023 at least. The wine should improve through 2035. - Anna Lee C Iijima, Wine Enthusiast

Tasted blind. Dried herbs on the nose, the palate shows some stalkiness and very firm tannins. Weighty palate and a long, clean, pure finish. Dense and powerful with mulberry and dense fruit and has a notable minerality. - Jancis Robinson