Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas Raspail Ay 2015

The 2015 Gigondas is also impressive and shows a more focused, structured style. Lavender, pepper, leafy herbs and wild strawberry notes flow to a medium to full-bodied, structured 2015 that has solid mid-palate depth and a balanced, age-worthy style. Ideally, readers will have both of these vintages in their cellar!

Saturated ruby. Highly perfumed red fruit liqueur, incense and Asian spice scents show impressive clarity and pick up a smoky element with air. Sappy, sweet and concentrated, offering juicy black raspberry, cherry and floral pastille flavors and a hint of spicecake. Closes on a zesty mineral note, displaying excellent focus, building tannins and emphatic, floral-driven persistence.

Even better than straight out of cask, the 2015 Gigondas offers up notions of garrigue, violet, clove and plummy fruit. It's full-bodied, ripe and plush, but it doesn't veer into the chocolate spectrum, instead remaining fresh and focused on the long, vibrant finish.