Saint-Damien
About Saint-Damien
The Saurel family, which has been farming here since 1821, now owns just over 12 hectares of vines in Gigondas, and we believe these are among the best value wines in the whole of southern Rhône.
Wine Advocate calls Saint Damien “an important benchmark within the Gigondas appellation”. Vinous goes further and asserts that the Domaine “is now consistently delivering some of the southern Rhône’s greatest values in high-end wine.”
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Rhone | 1 | 96 (JD) |
Inc. GST
SG$976.42 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (96)Deeply colored, the 2016 Gigondas La Louisiane comes from single vineyard on the lower plain, not far from the estate, and is 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, and the balance Syrah and Cinsault. It offers a classic bouquet of dark berry fruits, peppery herbs, garrigue, and obvious minerality. Reminding me of the 2010 with its pure, straight style, it’s full-bodied and elegant on the palate, and is going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age. |
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Rhone | 1 | 95-97 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$648.33 |
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Wine Advocate (95-97)The 2018 Gigondas La Louisiane looks to be another terrific example of this cuvée. Raspberries, black cherries, tea leaves and violets all appear on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich, velvety and long on the finish. |
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Rhone | 2 | 92-94 (JD) |
Inc. GST
SG$731.17 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (92-94)The base Gigondas, the 2018 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes is a blend from both the La Louisiane and Pigière lieux-dits near the estate (due to the dismal yields, there’s no Souteyrade cuvée in 2018) and is 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah brought up in foudre. It has a wonderful flowery incense and blue fruit quality as well as medium to full body, a ripe, rounded mid-palate, and a great texture. It’s a more forward, charming, sexy wine that’s going to drink nicely in its youth yet also evolve gracefully. |
Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
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Rhone | 1 | 96 (JD) |
In Bond
SG$777.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (96)Deeply colored, the 2016 Gigondas La Louisiane comes from single vineyard on the lower plain, not far from the estate, and is 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, and the balance Syrah and Cinsault. It offers a classic bouquet of dark berry fruits, peppery herbs, garrigue, and obvious minerality. Reminding me of the 2010 with its pure, straight style, it’s full-bodied and elegant on the palate, and is going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age. |
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Rhone | 1 | 95-97 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$476.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95-97)The 2018 Gigondas La Louisiane looks to be another terrific example of this cuvée. Raspberries, black cherries, tea leaves and violets all appear on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich, velvety and long on the finish. |
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Rhone | 2 | 92-94 (JD) |
In Bond
SG$552.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (92-94)The base Gigondas, the 2018 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes is a blend from both the La Louisiane and Pigière lieux-dits near the estate (due to the dismal yields, there’s no Souteyrade cuvée in 2018) and is 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah brought up in foudre. It has a wonderful flowery incense and blue fruit quality as well as medium to full body, a ripe, rounded mid-palate, and a great texture. It’s a more forward, charming, sexy wine that’s going to drink nicely in its youth yet also evolve gracefully. |