where the high altitude of this site tends to produce sinewy

this is a very good and detailed example from both schools of making

this keeps coming at you

youthfully austere and quite serious finish

This is most impressive

Santa Duc, Gigondas Hautes Garrigues other_regions_italy where the high altitude ofA 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.