Wine: Gigondas ‘Classique’ Vielles Vignes
Producer: Domaine St Damien
Country: France
Region: Rhone / Gigondas
Vintage: 2017
Style: Red
Blend: Grenache 80%, Mourvedre 20%
ABV: 15%
Size: 75cl
Organic: Certified
Vegan
 
Notes: A powerful wine from the Gigondas appellation in the Southern Rhone showing sweet fruit, prunes & hints of pepper with a smooth texture; fine fruit & structure with a lovely length. Maturation lasted for 12 months in oak foudres. Vinified with minimal intervention, the wine was then bottled without any fining or filtration.
 
Producer Info: Saint Damien was an early Christian saint (martyred in the year 287 A.D.), who was considered to be the patron saint of doctors. A chapel was built in his honour in the tiny hamlet of La Baumette, just outside the village of Gigondas, where Joel Saurel the owner of the domain lives. In 1979, the name Saint Damien was introduced into the name of the domain. Four generations have worked on this family estate since 1821 & in 2013 Romain joined his father on the estate. It has been certified organic since 2012 & the vines are cultivated using sustainable methods & a reduced amount of chemicals, in order to respect the land & its environment