We expect these to arrive in a couple weeks in mid-December. No guarantees on the white yet, but I put my order in first and we have a better chance to get it if we sell enough of the reds! The reds are about as reliable and from a QPR in Gigondas the best I have come across.
ALL items are SHORT TERM PRE-SALE with expected mid-December arrival. These are NOT on our website yet but will be once our order is confirmed but will also be at full price and not the mix and match deal prices.
TO ORDER: email us at orders@winesolutions.com
Gigondas Blanc Les Près 2023
$45.99 each
- 91 pts Wine Advocate Maturity 2024 - 2028 The 2023 Gigondas Blanc from Domaine Saint Damien offers up aromas of spices, oak, walnuts and camphor, followed by a medium to full-bodied, pure and crystalline texture framed by bright, delicate acids and a spicy, clove finish. Too oaky for my tastes, this is a well-executed Gigondas Blanc. Published: Oct 10, 2024
- 90 pts Jeb Dunnuck Maturity 2024 - 2028 Source Southern Rhône Part 2: 2022 & 2023 from Gigondas Print Review The first white from this estate, the 2023 Gigondas Blanc has a kiss of reduction as well as rock-solid aromatics of candied lemon zest, minty flowers, and honeysuckle. It’s a medium-bodied, pure, elegant white that will benefit from 6-12 months of bottle age and should evolve nicely over the following 2-4 years.
- Terroir: Stony soil from the Quaternary period and torrential deposit. Plots located on the lower terraces of the Gigondas appellation.
- Grape varieties: Clairette 100%
- Vine age: Varied but the sources are excellent: La Moutte (sandy soil) La Louisianne (red clay and pebbles) with freshness and salinity from Les Pres (limestone) which adjoins Les Souteyrades.
- Winemaking: Blending during fermentation. Maceration for 5 weeks in concrete tanks.
- Aging: Just 1 x 1900 litre concrete egg and five barrels produced. The barrels including, 2 from Chassin cooperage, both 2 year old, and one 228 L from Stockinger.
Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2023
$41.99/39.99 on 6+ (mix & match ok)
- 94-96 pts Jeb Dunnuck “The 2023 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes offers fabulous notes of black cherries, licorice, roasted garrigue, and peppery Provençal nuances. These all carry to a medium to full-bodied Gigondas offering ample mid-palate depth, sweet tannins, and a great finish.”
- Terroir: Stony soil from the Quaternary period and torrential deposit. Plots located on the lower terraces of the Gigondas appellation.
- Grape varieties: Grenache 80%, Mourvèdre 20%
- Vine age: Average age of 40 years, Grenache (1964) Mourvèdre (1977).
- Winemaking: Blending during fermentation. Maceration for 5 weeks in concrete tanks.
- Aging: For 12 months in oak casks. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Gigondas Les Souteyrades 2023
$39.99/37.99 on 6+ mix & match ok
- 93-95 pts Jeb Dunnuck “The 2023 Gigondas Les Souteyrades is based on 80% Grenache and the rest Mourvèdre. It has a ripe, concentrated, medium to full-bodied style as well as beautiful aromatics of red fruits, peppery garrigue, and spicy, Provençal nuances. It’s balanced and has the vintage’s fresher, focused, elegant style, good concentration, and integrated tannins.”
- Terroir: Plots located on the lower terraces of the Gigondas Appellation in the locality known as Les Souteyrades.
- Grape varieties: Grenache 80%, Mourvèdre 20%
- Vine age: Grenache (1948), Mourvèdre (1977)
- Winemaking: Blending during fermentation. Long maceration of 7 weeks in concrete vats.
- Aging: Aged for 12 months in oak casks. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Gigondas ‘La Louisiane’ 2023
$39.99/37.99 on 6+ mix & match ok
- 93-95 pts Jeb Dunnuck “Lastly, the 2023 Gigondas La Louisiane comes from a single lieu-dit on the lower plain, just beside the estate. It has a pretty perfume of red and black fruits, spring flowers, crushed stone, and rose petals. These all carry to an incredibly pure, elegant, medium to full-bodied Gigondas that has fine tannins and a great finish.”
- Terroir: Poor soil of ancient red alluvium with broken pebbles. Plots located on the middle terraces of the Gigondas Appellation in the locality known as La Louisiane.
- Grape varieties: Grenache 80%, Mourvèdre 15%, Cinsault, Syrah 5%
- Vine age: Grenache (1942), Mourvèdre (1977), Cinsault (1951)
- Winemaking: Blending after fermentation. Maceration for 6 weeks in concrete tanks.
- Aging: Aged for 12 months in oak casks. Bottled without fining or filtration.
TO ORDER: email us at orders@winesolutions.com