A 50-50 blend of Grenache and Syrah that spent 18 months in oak (30% new), the 2015 Gigondas Les Secrets de Montmirail offers scents of brandied cherries and chocolate. It's a full-bodied, rich wine with firm tannins and a touch of wood on the finish. Give it a year or so, and drink it over the next decade.

This brims with delicious plum, boysenberry and raspberry reduction flavors, all carried by a solid but polished structure. Enticing anise, fruitcake and ganache notes fill in on the finish, while the fruit just drips and drips. Best from 2018 through 2030. 200 cases made, 28 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Gigondas Select to Add