St. Damien was an early Christian saint (martyred in the year 287 A.D.), considered the patron saint of doctors. There was a chapel to his honor in the tiny hamlet of La Baumette, just outside the village of Gigondas, where Joel Saurel lives. M. Sau rel’s decendants thus took the name Saint Damien for the domaine.
50% Clairette, 50% Bourboulenc from a newly acquired vineyard in Buisson, northwest of Vaison-la-Romaine (near Vinsobres) – about a 15 minute drive from the winery. Whole-bunch pressed and 20% aged in concrete tanks and 80% in neutral barrel. Certified organic.