Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas 2022

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2022 Gigondas reminds me slightly of their 1990. It has a perfumed, elegant, yet ripe profile that includes lots of sweet red fruits, sappy garrigue, and sandalwood-like aromas and flavors, with some floral nuances that come through with time in the glass. Medium-bodied and balanced, with both richness and elegance, it should benefit from just a few years of bottle age and have 15+ years of prime drinking.
I always love the wines from Raspail-Ay, which shine for their incredibly Provençal aromatics and character but are elegant, seamless Gigondas that always seem to have terrific balance and fine tannins. Surprisingly, no 2021 was submitted, but both the 2020 and 2022 look to be fabulous vintages for this address.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2022 Gigondas from Domaine Raspail-Ay exhales a deep, complex bouquet of ripe cherries, flowers, dark wild berries and peonies mingled with gentle, oaky notes. Medium to full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it has a fleshy core of fruit framed by structured tannins and a long, delicately peppery finish. This outstanding, quite mineral Gigondas comprises 70% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre. The Grenache and Mourvèdre matured in foudres, while the Syrah saw time in used barrels and large barrels.

Jancis Robinson