Grand Cru Wine Merchants

The 2008 Gigondas Le Poste’s dense ruby/purple color is followed by a sweet berry-scented nose offering up aromas of licorice, lavender, crushed rocks, and blue and black fruits. This full-bodied, remarkably deep, concentrated wine is an outlier for the vintage. A stunning effort, it should evolve for at least a decade. -91-93pts WA

Inky ruby. Spicy blackberry and blueberry aromas are complicated by notes of smoked meat and musky garrigue Lush, pliant dark berry compote flavors are framed by dusty tannins and enlivened by zesty minerality. Gains freshness with air and finishes with good mineral snap and persistent smokiness. Here's a 2008 that should evolve positively with bottle aging. -89-91pts IWC