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La Croix Gratiot - IGP Hérault Rouge Cerise 2023

Languedoc

Red

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Drink or Keep

89/100

RVF

fruity
freshness
gourmet
buddy wine

"A fruit bomb, a buddy wine to be uncorked on any occasion!"

Here the fruit is out! This light, greedy wine exudes fresh red fruit. Seductive, this springtime red with hints of ripe stone fruits such as Morello cherry and licorice sticks leaves a lovely, refreshing mouthfeel, with a fine, spicy persistence.

Features

Estate

La Croix Gratiot

Cuvée

Rouge Cerise

Vintage

2023

Designation

IGP Hérault

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

100% Syrah

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils surrounding the Thau Basin, Mediterranean climate, sea breezes and the scents of the garrigue.

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Pre-fermentation fermentation at low temperatures, gentle extraction, light daily pumping over during alcoholic fermentation, short 6-day vatting period, part of the wine is put into barrels for malolactic fermentation.

Breeding

In stainless steel tanks and part of the wine in barrels

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful ruby color

Nose

Powerful and seductive, intense black fruit aromas

Mouth

Gourmet, supple, lots of fruit, good persistence, light spicy aftertaste and refreshing acidity.

Serve

Slightly cool at 15°C

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with festive aperitifs or dinners, grilled meats and chocolate desserts...

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Oriented towards melon cultivation and a contributor to the cooperative winery, the estate took a major turn in 2004 with the creation of a winemaking cellar. In 2009, Anaïs Ricôme joined her father Yves at the head of a 35-hectare vineyard (organic), created a new range and developed sales.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated wine (guide 2025) 89/100

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

Rouge cerise is in its class, tender, crunchy and delicious.

About the domain :

Anaïs Ricôme is the benchmark for Picpoul de Pinet, producing wines of great purity from this beautiful clay-limestone terroir. The appellation produces some of Languedoc's finest whites, marked by the sea breezes, straightforward and iodized, from the piquepoul grape variety. After studying viticulture and oenology and gaining experience in a New Zealand vineyard, her father, Yves, suggested she take over this estate near Marseillan. Having just settled in, she made some drastic decisions: to reduce the size of the vineyard in order to better control the level of quality, to convert the estate to organic farming and to use certain dynamic organic practices. Aging is very light, with priority given to stainless steel, sandstone and old foudres. The result is brilliant, powerful and energetic wines of great precision. Quality is once again the order of the day.

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