GIGONDAS
95 Château de Saint Cosme 2021 Hominis Fides (Gigondas). Black olive takes center stage on the nose, with hints of boysenberry, violets and scorched earth. The savory palate delivers salty Nyons olives, fresh plum, saffron and dried lavender, balanced by iron and soft black pepper. Mineral rich and complex, it’s a perfect match for roasted wild fowl and should cellar well through 2035+. Winebow Imports. —A.C.C.
abv: 15.5%
Price: $NA
94 Domaine de la Solitude 2020 Bellecoste (Gigondas). The nose is complex and layered, with deep black cherry, dried cranberry, anise, iodine, saffron, truffe, leather and earthy garrigue. On the palate, balanced acidity lifts the focused flavors of pure blackberry, dried thyme, spice, shaved dark chocolate and pencil shavings. Deliciously approachable now with a proper decant, this wine…