Saint Damien, Gigondas Louisiane Size:6x750ml When I first tasted it

When I first tasted it on release

which leads into a dense

Give this another year in the cellar before opening

There are top quality producers internationally that are known and successful proponents of the whole-bunch style

This is not particularly dense but it remains solidly powerful in a sort of tautly muscular fashion

Saint Damien, Gigondas Louisiane Size:6x750ml When I first tasted itThe 2010 Gigondas La Louisiane is a 525 case offering fashioned from 65 year old vines grown in decomposed red clay and gravel. It is also a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre aged in foudre for 14 months prior to being bottled without fining or filtration. It offers sensational notes of blueberry liqueur intermixed with kirsch, mulberries, licorice and lavender. Full bodied and sexy with good acidity as well as sweet, well integrated tannins,