Saint Cosme Gigondas Le Poste 2022 (750ML)

97-99 JD / 96-98 WA / 96 WS / 94+ VM / 17 JR

My favorite of the trio (but that's splitting hairs), the 2022 Gigondas La Poste is similarly full-bodied and concentrated, yet I love its purity and balance. Ripe red and black fruit, violets, spring flowers, and foresty, garrigue nuances all shine in this beautifully polished, layered, elegant Gigondas that has flawless balance. It shows the riper style of the vintage yet stays light on its feet and incredibly pure. Don't miss it.—Jeb Dunnuck

To me, le Poste always includes a nuance akin to salted licorice, and that's certainly the case with the 2022 Gigondas le Poste. It infuses the blackberry fruit with a salty, savory complexity unmatched by the other Saint-Cosme wines, while still being full-bodied, richly concentrated and velvety-textured, with a stunning, nearly endless finish. Have I underestimated it from barrel?—Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate

A massive wine, this starts out with a voluptuous, generous well of black cherry, anise and plum puree that soon reveals a simmering layer of molten iron. Serious and brooding, with savory, smoky power and bitterness, yet this shows finesse and beautiful integration. The powerful black tea tannins are built to go the distance and need a bit of time to mellow out. A blockbuster. Best from 2026 through 2040. —K.B., Wine Spectator

A robust, well-built and structured Gigondas with impressive focus. The nose reveals notes of cherries, violets, Mediterranean herbs, stones and baking spices. It’s full-bodied with chewy tannins. Plain, textured and structured. Rich core of berries and spices in the compact finish at this stage. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Try after 2025.—James Suckling