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The 2022 Bourgogne Chardonnay comes from two parcels of vines around the winery in Chassagne. Scents of beeswax and green apples on the nose have a slight Germanic flair. The palate is well-balanced with satisfying depth and a rounded texture, but acidity...
The 2023 Pinot Noir is also picked on Grand Cru Osterberg. The ferment contained 15% whole bunches “to pronounce the delicate nature of Pinot Noir,” as Sophie Schaal says. Extraction was just via wetting the cap until fermentation started, followed by a f...
St. Damien was an early Christian saint martyred in the year 287 A.D.. Later he was considered the patron saint of doctors. There was a chapel dedicated to his honor in the tiny hamlet of La Baumette, just outside the village of Gigondas, where Joel Saurel lives. M. Saurel's predecessors took the name Saint Damien for the domaine. Domaine St. Damien's cuvées of Gigondas have become the reference for classic full-bodied yet fine Gigondas, with consistent and high scores for every vintage. Almost as popular as their high-scoring Gigondas cuvées, are the Côtes-du-Rhône bottlings, considered for their intense concentration and tremendous value. Harvests are later and yields are low. Joel's son, Romain is becoming more and more involved in the winemaking.
More than a century before champagne, the Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire in the Southern foothills of Limoux had created France's Very First Sparkling Wine. The Blanquette Brut predominantly uses a local grape variety, the Mauzac. Up to 10 percent of Chenin and Chardonnay are permitted. Fresh, Lively, Crisp and Dry." - Winemaker
