Intensely stony, minerally nose also displays dark blackberry fruit. Rich, inky and mouthfilling, the palate starts with low-toned dark fruit and segues into crushed rock and some drying tannins in the clingy finish. A really fine example of old-school Giggie.
Intensely stony, minerally nose also displays dark blackberry fruit. Rich, inky and mouthfilling, the palate starts with low-toned dark fruit and segues into crushed rock and some drying tannins in the clingy finish. A really fine example of old-school Giggie.
Apr 18th, 2018Rich and soft style of Giggie. Nose has dark blackberry, some bakers chocolate, and a little bit of minerally earth. Brambly, intense blackberry fruit coats the mouth, with a note of moist earth/humus. Lots of soft tannin and a very pure, relatively long finish, in which an iron note lingers. I usually go for more terroir-driven Giggies, but this is well done in the more fruity style that avoids jamminess.
Rich and soft style of Giggie. Nose has dark blackberry, some bakers chocolate, and a little bit of minerally earth. Brambly, intense blackberry fruit coats the mouth, with a note of moist earth/humus. Lots of soft tannin and a very pure, relatively long finish, in which an iron note lingers. I usually go for more terroir-driven Giggies, but this is well done in the more fruity style that avoids jamminess.
May 17th, 2016
This bottle maybe wasn't as quite as explosive as before. More understated, but still solid.
This bottle maybe wasn't as quite as explosive as before. More understated, but still solid.
Jan 29th, 2015No oak, Lots of ripe fruit on this one. Touch of sourness. Good balance. Quite complex.
No oak, Lots of ripe fruit on this one. Touch of sourness. Good balance. Quite complex.
Jan 5th, 2015
2019 vintage. Last tasted 12.22.25 (9.2). On the list for $85 and popped for the staff at the end of the night for the usual Saturday Slurp. Medium/medium-heavy body. Spices more of a drive-by vs front and center now. Getting rounder. Getting softer. Tannins dwindling. The ever-present frontal palate richness stretching the legs and corrupting the mid palate now too. Really pleasant food or solo matchup. Harmonious and giving. 6.27.26.
2019 vintage. Last tasted 12.22.25 (9.2). On the list for $85 and popped for the staff at the end of the night for the usual Saturday Slurp. Medium/medium-heavy body. Spices more of a drive-by vs front and center now. Getting rounder. Getting softer. Tannins dwindling. The ever-present frontal palate richness stretching the legs and corrupting the mid palate now too. Really pleasant food or solo matchup. Harmonious and giving. 6.27.26.
Jun 28th, 2026
Gigondas, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
