2010 | Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas 'Les Souteyrades Vieilles Vignes' | Rhône Chateau la Nerthe tight and slender palate

tight and slender palate

If wines could smell luxurious

This is sophisticated and beautifully crafted with style and personality

It is certainly structured

It has a chalky sensation and a stony mouthfeel

2010 | Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas 'Les Souteyrades Vieilles Vignes' | Rhône Chateau la Nerthe tight and slender palateMy favorite of the Gigondas lineup, the blockbuster 2010 Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas Les Souteyrades (80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre aged all in tank) is wildly perfumed and aromatic, as well as incredibly full bodied, rich, and concentrated. Showing thrilling notes of wild herbs, orange peel, garrigue, exotic flowers, and layers of ripe fruit, this hedonistic, yet gorgeously proportioned 2010 has massive fruit, awesome freshness and focus, and a