Famille Perrin 2019 Gigondas "L'Argnee" VV 750ml

Looking at the old vine cuvée, the 2019 Gigondas L’Argnée Vieilles Vignes comes from 100+-year-old vines and more sandy soils. It’s a bigger, more full-bodied, structured, yet still seamless and textured Gigondas offering gorgeous candied cherry and blueberry fruits as well as loads of garrigue, ground pepper, and violet aromatics. With terrific tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish, give bottles 2-3 years, count yourself lucky, and enjoy over the following 15+.

Score: 96+ points -- Jeb Dunnock, jebdunnock.com, 2021