Inky red/purplish stone fruit

baked plums and potpourri plus a touch of cloves

Wine Spectator 93 points: A tightly knit Champagne

and obvious minerality all emerge from this ethereal yet powerful

pleasant fruit sweetness

2015 Gigondas Clovis Saurel - Magnum - Saint Damien Rhône-Nord Inky red/purplish stone fruitJeb Dunnuck 94 Moving to the releases in bottle, the tiny production 2015 Gigondas Clovis Saurel comes all from the La Louisiane lieu dit and was raised in demi muids. This knockout wine boasts terrific notes of ripe black cherry and raspberry fruit, complex dried flowers, graphite and hints of oak, full bodied richness and a stacked mid palate. Forget bottles for 2 4 years and enjoy over the following decade. BIO FR BIO 01 Jeb Dunnuck 96 98, Lastly,