May 31, 2021 - Our last of these, and probably the best if a little faded. When I think of classic Gigondas I think of Cayron with a lot of age on it; autumn leaves, forest floor, subtle baking spice, kirsch, all that kind of stuff. Great pairing with cassoulet, if not quite the equal of the 1998 Vieux-Telegraphe
December 5, 2019 - This is great --but somehow I think I like the 2015 and 2016 versions more? This is dark with no bricking. Cork was about 1/10th saturated and in great shape. A very mineral nose with a bit of Twizzlers licorice and fruit. Just a hair of tertiary garrigue funk.
January 8, 2019 - This wine is still outstanding.... last of my 4 bottles and sad to see them go. Not sure how long they will last but this was great now
July 7, 2018 - Waited a bit too long on this one.. Slightly cloudy and unfocused. Tasty nonetheless.
October 20, 2014 - Deep garnet / ruby with no orange maturity hue. Big Grenache fruit with a touch of sandalwood and anise on the nose. Took a few minutes to settle down - the palate is very lively. Saturating and rustic flavors are lovely on a cool fall day. In your face, the fruit and pepper finish are bold. A big mouthful of wine - classic garrigue flavors. This is old school. (90)
October 10, 2013 - Plenty of young, deep, dark fruit here, but this wine is not entirely clean, even after 2.5 hours in the decanter. In the 25th anniversary edition of his Adventures on the Wine Route, Kermit Lynch adds an epilog that discusses various producers in the original edition and says that he had to drop Farraud because the son's wines were often flawed. Alas, this wine justifies Kermit, even though it is still drinkable.
June 17, 2013 - Cloudy, medium red-garnet color. Meaty, roasted, herbal nose; ideal in my experience for this house. Showed to be in the sweet spot for the grenache this vintage, as the fruit is plump with pomegranate and cranberry, in many mixed herbs,held in a typically fizzy acidity. A terrific match to our Father's day patio dinner: the new paella pan proved a winner on the wood stick bbq, delivering perfect rabbit and capon. This wine stands up to the heirloom tomatoes with aplomb. Cayron is one of the most consistent wines vintage-to-vintage, and a fine long ager. Wish we had more of this 1999. Bottle #4 of four.
March 23, 2013 - Best Rhone I have ever had! Friends for grilled steak dinner agreed and they've specialized in Rhone Reds! Highly recommended.
February 28, 2013 - Cellared since original release. Simple cherry fruit in a medium-full body, tannins fully resolved. This is not why one cellars wine -- Côtes-du-Rhône are made to taste this good or better on release.
July 31, 2012 - Bit of a hit or miss with this, difficult domaine, but this wine sings; color still dark, nose is rich, sweet, spiced, and the taste broad in the very nice and retrained Rhône-sort of way. Loving this. Mature, but will keep. tasted in a company of six others Gig. 1999, beat most of them. (AD's birthday,Kkandestederne).