Saint Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2023 domaine-pierre-usseglio Varietal warm bitumen/dried fig/honey/black fruit

Varietal warm bitumen/dried fig/honey/black fruit Monastrell

75% of the blend spent 35 days on skins (with very gentle extraction) to build texture and structure

Crafted from Riesling vines planted in 1968

red and blue clay

Palate mingles licorice

Saint Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 2023 domaine-pierre-usseglio Varietal warm bitumen/dried fig/honey/black fruitBrilliant ruby. Vibrant red fruit and floral pastille aromas, with deeper cherry and earth notes in the background. Juicy and precise in the mouth, offering sappy black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors plus an exotic touch of blood orange. Pure, seamless, gripping Gigondas with superb finishing thrust and silky, slowly mounting tannins.