Tasted against the 2004 Pesquier Gigondas, this is darker, drier and certainly feels more polished. The tannins has softened, this is cool and vertical with notes of mint. Some garrigue notes on the back. Perfectly agreeable, but the 2004 Pesquier is more my style of wine.
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Lighter, more elegant compared to the 2003, again with notes of lavender, herbs and light red fruit. The tannins are still marked and there’s a few years left to maturity. Wait a few years.
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I'm surprised Cellartracker hasn't been kinder to this wine. It's a dead ringer for good Chateauneuf du Pape. It's aging quite well, showing plenty of dried figs and tobacco as well as plummy fruit and spice. Tannins remain serious. I recommend drinking now.
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I've had mixed feelings about Saint-Cosme over the years, but what I've learned is that the wines (Gigondas) age quite well. This is no exception. Compared to the 2004 Pesquier, this has more stuffing, it's probably slightly more extracted but there's also some funky/earthy notes that makes this interesting. The fruit is darker compared to the Pesquier, there's lavender notes in spades. Clearly a more polished wine, but I like it with my grilled brochette d'agneau.
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4/17/2024 - pbaek wrote:
Tasted against the 2004 Pesquier Gigondas, this is darker, drier and certainly feels more polished. The tannins has softened, this is cool and vertical with notes of mint. Some garrigue notes on the back. Perfectly agreeable, but the 2004 Pesquier is more my style of wine.
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2/1/2021 - Paul Lin wrote: 85 Points
Decent. Simple and easy to drink.
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1/20/2020 - pbaek wrote:
Lighter, more elegant compared to the 2003, again with notes of lavender, herbs and light red fruit. The tannins are still marked and there’s a few years left to maturity. Wait a few years.
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10/29/2018 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 92 Points
I'm surprised Cellartracker hasn't been kinder to this wine. It's a dead ringer for good Chateauneuf du Pape. It's aging quite well, showing plenty of dried figs and tobacco as well as plummy fruit and spice. Tannins remain serious. I recommend drinking now.
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7/29/2018 - pbaek wrote:
I've had mixed feelings about Saint-Cosme over the years, but what I've learned is that the wines (Gigondas) age quite well. This is no exception. Compared to the 2004 Pesquier, this has more stuffing, it's probably slightly more extracted but there's also some funky/earthy notes that makes this interesting. The fruit is darker compared to the Pesquier, there's lavender notes in spades. Clearly a more polished wine, but I like it with my grilled brochette d'agneau.
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