2017 Saint Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes Organic, Rhône Valley

2017 Saint Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes Organic, Rhône Valley

2016 Domaine d'Ourea Gigondas, Rhone Valley

2016 Domaine d'Ourea Gigondas, Rhone Valley

2016 Saint Damien Gigondas Les Souteyrades Organic, Rhône Valley

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SKU
STSGIGSOU16
95
80% Grenache (1948), 20% Mourvèdre (1977) fermented on skins for 7 weeks before ageing in large old 50 hl foudres for 12 months before bottling un-fined and unfiltered.
A blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre grown on north-facing gray clays, the 2016 Gigondas les Souteyrades has closed down since bottling and now looks was if it will need short-term cellaring to bounce back. It's full-bodied, rich and tannic, with peppery notes accenting the intense raspberry and stone fruit flavors that come to the fore on the finish, always a good sign for the future. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 
95/100 The Wine Advocate, August 2018
Limpid violet color. A suave, expansive bouquet evokes ripe cherry, raspberry, floral and exotic spice qualities and picks up subtle garrigue and earth nuances as the wine opens up. Alluringly sweet and seamless in texture, offering palate-staining red fruit liqueur, star anise and candied violet flavors that put on weight through the mid-palate. Discreet, polished tannins lend shape to an impressively long, smooth finish that emphatically echoes the floral and spice notes. 
94/100  Vinous Media, February 2020

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Product/Service Sold Out Yes
En Primeur No
New Arrivals No
Wine Type Red Wine
Wine Style Certified Organic
Country France
Region Gigondas, Southern Rhone
Varietals Grenache, Mourvedre
Vintage 2017
Bottle Size 750ml
Wine Points 95
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