Santa Duc, Gigondas other_regions_australia A lush style

A lush style

black cherry

Here the slightly less elegant and more deeply pitched nose offers up an attractively fresh and well-layered array of cherry

added Gaja

The palate offers limited sweetness

Santa Duc, Gigondas other_regions_australia A lush styleThe still tannic, structured and firm 2005 Gigondas, even now at 10, needs further cellaring. Graphite, crushed rock, black fruits and smoked herbs all emerge from this medium to full bodied, tight, yet concentrated and masculine styled Gigondas that has impressive purity and length. I continue to believe in this wine, and think it needs another 2 3 years of cellaring, but it's certainly taking its time to come around.