Gigondas, Les Souteyrades, Domaine Saint-Damien 2022
Hudin.com 93; JancisRobinson.com 91; Wine Spectator 91
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Why this wine
A step up from the estate's regular Gigondas: one named plot, Grenache planted in 1948, and the concentration that comes with it. Rich and layered without losing the savoury, peppery signature of the appellation. Certified organic, and built to reward a few years in the rack.
At a glance
- Grape
- Grenache 80%, Mourvèdre 20%
- Region
- Rhône Valley, France
- Alcohol
- 15.00%
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Poultry & Pork, Cheese
How it tastes
Warm fig and raisined dark fruit, liquorice and fennel, dark chocolate and spicy fruitcake. Full-bodied and layered, with fine-grained tannins, soft acidity and a long finish. Grenache 80%, Mourvèdre 20%.
The producer
Four generations of the Saurel family have farmed this estate at La Baumette, just outside the village of Gigondas, since 1821; the name Saint Damien entered the name of the domaine in 1979, and Romain Saurel joined his father in 2013. Les Souteyrades is a named lieu-dit in the south of the appellation, on limestone and clay terraces, planted with Grenache dating from 1948 and Mourvèdre from 1977; the vineyard is certified organic, farmed without chemical pesticides or herbicides. The grapes fermented for six weeks with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats, after which the wine spent twelve months in oak barrels and was bottled unfined with only a gentle filtration.
Food and drinking
Serve at 16-18°C. It suits slow-braised beef cheek, venison stew, a rib of beef or a wedge of aged Comté. At its best over the next five to ten years, and worth an hour in a decanter while young. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.