There are many excellent producers of Gigondas, an appellation in the Southern Rhone just south of Vacqueyras and north of Chateauneuf du Pape. But as far as I am concerned, Cayron is in a class by itself. I fondly remember Cayrons from 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1988, all of which aged very well over 15 to 20 years. The 2004 vintage was difficult for Cayron since some of the blossoms failed to turn into fruit (coulure), but this bottle is still giving pleasure 21 years after the vintage.
Medium ruby with significant bricking. Powerful scents of dark cherries, rosemary, pepper and cloves carrying over to classic Gigondas fruit with an uplifting chalky note on the mid-palate. Cayron power, charm and complexity. Long finish.
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