Saint Damien, Gigondas Louisiane Vintage:2010 This is promising but in

This is promising but in need of at least a few years of patience

earth and a whiff of leather

The expressive nose reflects aromas from the red side of the fruit spectrum along with gentle earth

but it's just really hard to reproduce that magic

dense and relatively powerful flavors that culminate in a dusty

Saint Damien, Gigondas Louisiane Vintage:2010 This is promising but inThe 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,