Santa Duc, Gigondas Hautes Garrigues Vintage:2005 It's still very full and

It's still very full and richly fruited on the palate

youthfully austere and quite serious finish

The wine seems fully mature

it’s expressive and nicely complex and this depth continues onto the punchy and tangy middle weight flavors that possess good persistence and finishing pop

The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has a much simpler bouquet than the 2014 Pape-Clément

Santa Duc, Gigondas Hautes Garrigues Vintage:2005 It's still very full andA gem in the vintage, the 2004 Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues offers mature notes of kirsch, black cherries, saddle leather, basil and spice in a rich, full bodied, slightly austere, serious and structured package. You can recognize the Mourvedre driven structure and tannic spine on the palate, and this full bodied beauty has more depth and concentration than most in the vintage. It will keep for another decade or more.