Gigondas Red Rhone Blend

Best vintage of this. Very complex. Maybe a tad overripe. Still great.

Truncated family party notes. Straight down the middle fastball of a Giggie. Big but balanced. Fruit and stony garrigue. Some tannin, soft but significant. Nice value!

Good and well made. Maybe not super complex. 14% a plus over 15% abv last few vintages.

Drank 1/15/22

Blackberry, lavender, and some earth on the nose. Lacks some of the "garrigue" that I would typically associate with the rhone valley. Blackberry, tar, black licorice and firm tannins on the palate. Black fruit on the drying finish, which does go on for quite a while. Nice ,drinkable middle of the road Ginondas, but for the price, buy this one up.

3/21/8/3/4 +50 =89 pts

Good but not particularly noteworthy. Grenache for the American palate. Cherry, cooked plum, and rock aromas.

The major grape combinations is wonderful. Light but excellent flavor of dark berries. Nice on pallet and slightly sweet. Love it

When you see Gigondas at Costco prices, you buy it, right? It’s not great, not special, but it is enjoyable. The nose shows more promise than the flavor experience. The forward notes on the palate are most exciting. Mid and finishing notes are unremarkable. Subtle earth and farm, but underwhelming.

Ripe, but not showy. Little to no oak. Lacks complexity and freshness, but not bad wine.

Nice red fruit and light acidity. Cherries and plum with an easy finish.

I like it a lot. Thank you Tan Vinh for recommending.