Description
// Organic Grenache, named after the founder of Domaine Saint Damien
Made from very old Grenache (1940s) on sand and clay with cold maceration for 24 hours followed by a controlled ferment at 28°, including delestage and pumping over. Matured for 15 months in two 600 litre demi-muids (one Stockinger, one Chassin) and one 228 litre barrique from Seguin Moreau. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
"Tasted blind. Leather, game and smoked meat as well as tinned strawberry on the nose. There is considerable oak on the palate and a generous, fleshy core of sweet red fruit. The tannins are firm and give structure to the mid palate. The fruit is somewhat hidden under the oak at the moment." - Jancis Robinson
"Dark and brooding, the 2022 Gigondas Clovis Saurel is magnificent. Ripe black fruits, intense licorice, cedar and orange blossom race out of the glass. Spice box adds more aromatic complexity. Round and harmonious, the full-bodied 2022 is stacked with plentiful flavor concentration and closes with a long and expansive finale." - 94 points, Nicholas Greinacher
"All Grenache, the 2023 Gigondas Clovis Saurel is a juicy, pure, medium to full-bodied effort revealing tons of wild strawberry and raspberry fruit, some peppery garrigue, white pepper, and crushed stone nuances, a focused, elegant mouthfeel, and beautiful length." - 93-95 points, Jeb Dunnuck, December 2024.
