2019 Gigondas La Roche Domaine des Bosquets Magnum

Peppery black fruits, licorice, smoked meats, and ample minerality all emerge from the 2019 Gigondas Roche, a rich, full-bodied, power-packed Gigondas. With moderate acidity, a stacked mid-palate, and beautiful purity of fruit, it’s another brilliant wine from this estate. It has lots of structure, so the cellar will be your friend on this one.

Inky in hue, the 2019 Gigondas Roche (a new bottling, from yields of 10–12 hectoliters per hectare) is Syrah from the same vineyard parcel as Le Plateau. Violets and Campari accent blueberries on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is dense, concentrated and velvety. The long, richly tannic finish adds savory hints of black olives, licorice and espresso. Give this a few years to resolve some of the tannin and drink it over the following decade or so.