Tasting Notes

The wine shows white peach and citrus on the nose and palate. It is full-bodied but carries good acidity. There is some minerality, but the fruit drives the wine. With some air, a little fines herbs and hints of almond complement the initial citrus flavors.

About the Winery

Domaine Saint-Damien is run by Joel and Amie Saurel and their son Romain who has now taken charge of the winemaking. The Saurel family had been tending vineyards for four generations, dating back to 1821, and until recently had been selling all of the grapes to negociants. In 1996 Joel resumed producing wine at the estate and in 2012 he gained Agriculture Biologique certification for the the vineyards of the estate. Vinification is classic with wines being fermented in large old cement tanks and aged in either cement tanks or large old foudres for the Gigondas.

Today the estate is comprised of 45 hectares of vineyards of which 15 are in Gigondas. All  their vineyards are certified organic since 2012. The vines are an average age of 50 years and are very low yielding. The wines of Gigondas are bottled according to individual terroir (particularly soil type) known as the Saint Damien Trilogy.

Blend: 50% Clairette blanche, 50% Bourboulenc

Organic