Gigondas, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
We had a couple of friends over and did a fun little 2010 Saint-Damien Gigondas side-by-side consisting of “La Louisiane” and “Les Souteyrades”. Both wines were opened six hours prior to service; each spent three hours in the decanter and also slow-ox’ed in the bottle for an additional three. I initially questioned whether decanting was even necessary but after reading some of the notes on CT and trying a small bit after pulling the corks, it seemed to me that air would be beneficial.
The “La Louisiane” was rather fascinating on the nose with brambles, lavender, herbs a rather remarkable smell of young mezcal! An elegant wine when compared to “Les Souteyrades”. I suspect this will continue to drink well for another 5+ years.
We had a couple of friends over and did a fun little 2010 Saint-Damien Gigondas side-by-side consisting of “La Louisiane” and “Les Souteyrades”. Both wines were opened six hours prior to service; each spent three hours in the decanter and also slow-ox’ed in the bottle for an additional three. I initially questioned whether decanting was even necessary but after reading some of the notes on CT and trying a small bit after pulling the corks, it seemed to me that air would be beneficial.
The “La Louisiane” was rather fascinating on the nose with brambles, lavender, herbs a rather remarkable smell of young mezcal! An elegant wine when compared to “Les Souteyrades”. I suspect this will continue to drink well for another 5+ years.
Loving this right now. Kirsch cherry, pepper, herbs, a little menthol. Yum!
Loving this right now. Kirsch cherry, pepper, herbs, a little menthol. Yum!
Drinking great. Beautiful concentration, balanced. Can still benefit from 2-4 yrs.
Drinking great. Beautiful concentration, balanced. Can still benefit from 2-4 yrs.
Dec 14th, 2016
Disappointed. The fruit seems to have dried out. Bummer.
Disappointed. The fruit seems to have dried out. Bummer.
Oct 6th, 2015
