For all it represents

youthfully austere and quite serious finish

This is most impressive

There is enough reduction to dominate the fruit though it clearly seems ripe

crushed granite and licorice at the back

Santa Duc, Gigondas Hautes Garrigues other_regions_italy For all it representsA 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.