Triple threat post

So last night (May 12), I brought three bottles from the cellar out to Jake & Telly's Taverna (see the post below if this sounds like deja bu). They were: 2000 Ceretto Zonchera Barolo, a 2003 Alto Moncayo (Garnacho) from Campo de Borja, and a 2004 St Cosme Gigondas. All were quite good, but the nod probably goes to the Gigondas.
2000 Ceretto (Zonchera) Barolo: Knock-out density and stuffing, and built for long haul. Tell-tale roses dipped in raspberry, and some spice on the nose as well. Great acidity, though it needed time in the decanter to lose some of its alcohol.
2003 Alto Moncayo: This one was for Christina, a fan of Grenache, and it was one heady mofo. Campo de Borja is a small appellation, poorly known by most, in NE Spain and is producing better wine year after year. The comment I would have said in smaller company would have been: "I think we just found the Ru Paul of the evening." It was monstrous on the nose, wine on nitro essentially, with rich dripping fruit but a little "sketchy" in the end. The palate was also full-on attack, but there was an issue with balance on this. At 16% ABV, it was close to being Port, and I think it was a lack of balancing acidity here. Telly thought it unbalanced.
2004 St Cosme Gigondas: This for me was the wine of the three - right at peak for both stuffing (still great plum, fig, and cocoa notes on this) and for the balance that 5+ years in bottle had given it. No issue with structure or acidity here: wonderful wine. Like wandering blind through liquid dark fruits only to find a chocolate center to it. Also, the cheapest of the three wines we had. Photo incoming...