Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2020

  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
Sold Out - was $33.99
OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
Ships Thu, Apr 4
You purchased this 3/17/24
0
Limit Reached
You purchased this 3/17/24
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2020  Front Bottle Shot
Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2020  Front Bottle Shot Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2020  Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2020

Size
750ML

Features
Green Wine

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Grenache (1964) and Mourvèdre (1977) fermented on skins for 5 weeks before ageing in large 50 hl old foudres for 12 months before bottling unfined and unfiltered. 

Blend: 80% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre

Professional Ratings

  • 94

    Lastly, the 2020 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes is straight-up classic Gigondas with its darker berry fruits, leather, peppery garrigue, and roasted herb-like aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, balanced, and elegant, it doesn't have the density of the two single vineyard releases but shows the pretty, elegant, classic style of the vintage beautifully. It will last for 10-15 years. Best After 2023

Other Vintages

2021
  • 91 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2019
  • 93 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2018
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2017
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2016
  • 96 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Robert
    Parker
2015
  • 93 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2012
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
2011
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
2007
  • 95 Robert
    Parker
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
Domaine Saint-Damien

Domaine Saint-Damien

View all products
Domaine Saint-Damien, France
Domaine Saint-Damien Winery Image

St. Damien was an early Christian saint (martyred in the year 287 A.D.), considered the patron saint of doctors. There was a chapel to his honor in the tiny hamlet of La Baumette, just outside the village of Gigondas, where Joel Saurel lives. M. Saurel’s predecessors took the name Saint Damien for the domaine.

Domaine St. Damien’s cuvées of Gigondas have become the reference for classic full-bodied yet fine Gigondas, with scores by all journalists being both consistent and high every vintage. Almost as popular as their high-scoring Giogondas cuvees, are their Côtes-du-Rhône bottlings for their intense concentration and tremendous value. Harvests are later and yields are low.

Joel’s son, Romain is becoming more and more involved in the winemaking. Their goal is to produce Gigondas expressive of terroir, tradition, length and balance—in short, the best of Gigondas.

Image for Rhône Blends content section
View all products

With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.

Image for Gigondas Wine Rhone, France content section

Gigondas Wine

Rhone, France

View all products

The Southern Rhône region of Gigondas extends northwest from the notably jagged wall of mountains called the Dentelles di Montmirail, whose highest point climbs to about 2,600 feet. The region and its wines have much in common with the neighboring Chateauneuf-du-Pape except that the vineyards of Gigondas exist at higher elevation and its soils, comprised mainly of crumbled limestone from the Dentelles, often produce a more dense and robust Grenache-based red wine.

The region has a history of fine winemaking, extending back to Roman times. But by the 20th century, Gigondas was merely lumped into the less distinct zone of Côtes du Rhône Villages. However, it was first among these satellite villages to earn its own appellation, which occurred in 1971.

Gigondas reds must be between 50 to 100% Grenache with Syrah and Mourvèdre comprising the bulk of the remainder of the blend. They tend express rustic flavors and aromas of wild blackberry, raspberry, fig, plum, as well as juniper, dried herbs, anise, smoke and river rock. The best are bold but balanced, and finish with impressively sexy and velvety tannins.

The Gigondas appellation also produces rosé but no white wines.

WYMSAURGIGVV20_2020 Item# 1195026

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""