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.

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?

The 2022 Gigondas Le Poste is sexy and layered. Blueberry, black cherry, licorice and herbaceous undertones grace this structured 2022 red. Firm tannins provide excellent grip but call for at least eight to ten more years in bottle. Pronounced flavor concentration marks the full-bodied palate and carries all the way through to the savory finish. This contains a hefty yet well-integrated 15.6% alcohol.