2024 Domaine Saint Damien " Le Clos Cordier" Cotes du Rhone Blanc

Around 300 cases made, depending on the vintage. Certified Organic. Taut, textured, and quietly compelling — citrus zest, white flowers, lemon peel, a foundation of garrigue-inflected soil, and a saline mineral finish that builds slowly and stays long. The 2024 Saint Damien "Le Clos Cordier" is organically farmed 50% Clairette and 50% Bourboulenc from 35-year-old vines on a newly acquired parcel in Buisson, northwest of Vaison-la-Romaine — two native Rhône varieties that most producers have abandoned in favor of more fashionable grapes, whole bunch pressed, half fermented in stainless, half in 228-liter barrels, both aged on fine lees with batonnage. Joël Saurel is one of Gigondas's most respected and quietly serious producers