Domaine Saint-Damien Les Souteyrades Gigondas 2009
By: Joël Saurel, Prop.-Récolt.
Made In: France—Rhône
Product Type: Red Wine
Bottle Size: 750mL
Alcohol/Vol: 14%
Sugar Content: 0G/L
Sweetness Descriptor: XD
VINTAGES#: 0130476
Program Type: Online Collection
The top cuvee is the 2009 Gigondas Les Souteyrades, which also comes from 60+year-old vines and is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre. Again, it is all aged in old wood foudres and bottled unfined and unfiltered. This wine plays it closer to the vest, and one can see that there is a level of density and richness that might eclipse the other two wines, but there is also more tannin and a striking near-liqueur of minerals in this wine. It is very reserved and restrained, but super-concentrated, full-bodied, and incredibly impressive, with much of the character of the La Louisiane but tighter. It may have more up-side potential that any of these wines, but will probably need 1-3 years of bottle-age and then drink well for at least 15 years. Score - 91-93. (Robert Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, Oct. 2010)
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