2017 Gigondas La Colline Domaine des Bosquets

The 2017 Gigondas La Colline comes from a single parcel and is basically all Grenache that was 80% destemmed and brought up in demi-muids. It's an incredibly sexy, opulent wine overflowing with notes of kirsch liqueur, wild strawberries, raspberries, incense, and spring flowers. With full-bodied richness, present yet ultra-fine tannins, a voluptuous texture, and just an all- around layered, seamless, hedonistic yet flawlessly balanced style, it's going to benefit from short-term cellaring and keep for 10-15 years. It's a magical wine from this terrific winemaker. 2019 - 2034.

Dark, glistening ruby. A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, candied flowers, exotic spices and cola. A smoky mineral quality builds in the glass. Alluringly sweet and focused on the palate, offering intense raspberry, cherry, lavender pastille and allspice flavors that deepen steadily through the back half. Supple, fine-grained tannins lend gentle grip to a strikingly long, focused finish that leaves sappy red fruit and spicecake notes behind.

Alluring, with a dark core of black currant, fig and blackberry fruit that has melded nicely with warm tar, anise and singed apple wood notes. Buried iron on the finish gives this cut and drive while the fruit plays out. Best from 2020 through 2030. 25 cases imported. - JM

Dark, glistening ruby. A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, candied flowers, exotic spices and cola. A smoky mineral quality builds in the glass. Alluringly sweet and focused on the palate, offering intense raspberry, cherry, lavender pastille and allspice flavors that deepen steadily through the back half. Supple, fine-grained tannins lend gentle grip to a strikingly long, focused finish that leaves sappy red fruit and spicecake notes behind.