The 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Guigasse is meatier and more savory, with a gorgeous perfume of mulled red fruits, ground black pepper, and Provençal garrigue. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it delivers fine tannins, a seamless, layered mouthfeel, nicely integrated stems, and a great finish.

The 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Guigasse wafts from the glass with radiant rose petal, orange blossom, raspberry, dried herbs and licorice. White pepper adds another spicy dimension. Showing a tighter structure compared to the Le Grand Pin from the same vintage, the 2022 La Guigasse is a bold, concentrated and ambitious red tailored for the long haul.

Much like its Grand Pin stablemate, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape La Guigasse manages to be full-bodied and concentrated yet simultaneously light and airy in feel. There's less rose petal here and more garrigue, backed by silky notions of ripe cherries and dark chocolate, while gossamer-like tannins provide a wonderfully pliable, gauzy structure.