Get Jiggy with Gigondas

2003 Gigondas
Domaine les Pallieres
$23.99
Jen’s Notes

We are falling in love with Gigondas. These Southern Rhone wines are often very full bodied, with herbal/floral scents and flavors.

This one was delicious, although a bit different than what we were expecting. The nose, for example, boasted scents of raspberry fruit, along with tobacco, herb and earth notes. The palate was slightly lighter in body than some of our other Gigondas. This went well, however, with the subtle herbal and floral flavors (think sage, tea, violets and lavender).

It was very elegant and well-structured; we tasted different combinations of flavors with almost every sip. Though drinkable now, we recommend decanting, or, if you're patient, two to three years bottle age.