2020 | Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas "Clovis Saurel" | Rhône | France Beauvernay hazelnut and vanilla spice)

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2020 | Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas "Clovis Saurel" | Rhône | France Beauvernay hazelnut and vanilla spice)Old vine Gigondas from a four generation organic estate "like Grand Cru red Burgundy grown in the south." Domaine Saint Damien has farmed Gigondas since 1821 four generations of the Saurel family, now Jol and his son Romain, certified organic since 2012. "Clovis Saurel," named for Jol's father, is the estate's plushest cuve: a selection of very old Grenache (1940s vines) from clay soils, aged in demi muids. Critics like Jeb Dunnuck routinely score it