Walls: Gigondas 2013 and 2014 – time to drink up?

Gorgeous smoky thyme aromatics curl from the glass. Medium- to full-bodied, rounded and generous. The tannins are quite robust, but sweetly ripe and coated with...

Sage, thyme and rosemary with a little lavender in the background. Well balanced, with powerful but not over-extracted tannins. The acidity isn't high, but neither...

Rose and violet notes over scents of polished antique wood. Soft raspberry and strawberry fruit, this is juicy and yielding. Very much open and ready...

Lovely sense of freshness, with a lifted bergamot and violet note. Sweet strawberry and raspberry fruit on the palate, with fairly robust tannins, it’s quite...

Beautiful wild thyme explodes from the glass, with black pepper notes. Full-bodied, ripe, generous, well rounded and complete. Powerful, with fairly high alcohol, but not...

Very spicy, with appealing woody (rather than oaky) aromas, and roasted spice. Full-bodied, generous, ripe and warm. Plenty of intensity and depth. Powerful, but not...

Flinty, smoky, peppery nose. Good weight of ripe fruit with plenty of soft, gently chewy tannin. The alcohol is gently warming, but not unbalanced. Full...

Rather peculiar nose, very open, aromas lifted by a touch of volatile acidity. Blood orange, rose, wilted flowers. Soft on the palate, rounded, generous. Acidity...

Rather pale for the vintage, with a distinctly perfumed expression. Soft, no excess weight or alcohol, the acidity feels natural and well integrated, and it...

A touch of roasted meat to the aromas. It’s powerful on the palate, but with a good sense of freshness and focus. Powerfully tannic, so...

A little gunflint reduction on the nose gives a fresh, spicy lift to the aromas. Full-bodied but not massive, with plentiful ripe tannin that doesn't...

Violets, blueberries and liquorice make for fresh and precise aromas with a little garrigue herbal note on top. Soft and full-bodied, with a touch of...

Full-bodied, lush and opulent palate that’s also lightly smoky. It’s tannic still, and needs more time to show it's best, but this is beginning to...

Slightly bloody note, with plentiful garrigue herbs. Full-bodied, concentrated, with good acidity and great rolling tannins. Long, fresh and tense, this has a very long...

Lifted and perfumed with floral and spice notes prevailing, along with raspberry. Medium- to full-bodied, there’s plenty of fullness on the palate, with well-balanced acidity...

A lifted, spicy nose gives way to a dense, full-bodied, concentrated style, with fairly generous alcohol. Tannins are still quite dense and thick. Good acidity...

If anything this is in something of a closed phase right now, the aromatics and texture feel quite locked up, so wait until at least...

Dried rose petals, cinnamon, this has a Moroccan spicing to the raspberry fruit. Fairly full-bodied and juicy, this still has a core of soft red...

Quite pale now, with hints of orange. Notes of kirsch, dried orange peel and dried flowers too. A hint of volatile acidity lifts them further....

Ground baking spices are the first aromas to appear, followed by blackberry and liquorice. Full-bodied, quite darkly-fruited for a 2014, with a hint of menthol....

Spicy, woody notes on the nose, almost gunflint. Full-bodied and rounded, there’s plenty of glycerol and the acidity is well balanced. Straight, ripe and fairly...

Black cherry and damson aromas lifted by a hint of volatile acidity. Full-bodied and powerful, though not overly tannic. The tannins are big but ripe...

Full-bodied, rounded and generous, this is broad and flowing on the palate. Good sense of grip from some ripe, bountiful tannins. The alcohol is beginning...

Smoky, woody notes on the nose and palate. Raspberry and blackberry fruit, but it still feels quite closed. The acidity is marked and the...

Perfectly mature on the nose, the fruit mostly around raspberry, with a slightly woody spice underneath. A little earthy. Soft, medium-bodied, built more around acidity...

Good sense of body and balance, with mostly smoky, meaty notes coming through over a robustly tannic, powerful frame. Alcohol does feel a little high,...

Blackberry fruit, still fresh, and plenty of it. Tannic, powerful, long, with fairly high alcohol. Good length. Quite gruff, and could do with another year...

Not terribly expressive on the nose. It’s better on the palate, rounded and generous in glycerol and soft red fruits. Riper than some 2014s, with...

Rather peculiar sweet and sour effect on the nose - not really expressing much else. Full-bodied, dense, tannic and powerful. A strong beam of quite...

Sour cherry note on the nose and a touch of volatile acidity. This feels a little unripe and severe on the palate, with tight tannins....

Lots of smoky reduction on the nose still here, which is unlikely to ever leave the wine at this stage. Not as tannic as some,...

Very dark in the glass still. Melted down blackberries, blackcurrant and smoke make for a hefty, powerful aromatic display. Extracted and concentrated. There's also a...

Not quite as bright as some. Leaf tea aromas, gently earthy. Red fruits predominate beneath, between strawberry, raspberry and redcurrant, then sage. On the palate,...

Spicy sausage and some farmyard notes on the nose. Smooth on the palate, very full-bodied, with intense fruit and tannin. Rather hard and austere on...

Distinctly inexpressive aromatically, very closed. Faint raspberry, with some polished wood. Silky and straight with good smooth texture and some appealing spiciness on the nose,...