La Croix Gratiot - Languedoc Le Chant des Dolia blanc 2021
Languedoc
White
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Drink or Keep
90/100
RVF
"Voyage en Terre Languedocienne
Le chant des Dolia blanc takes you on a journey through the Languedoc region, at its very best. Its lovely nose offers elegance and freshness. Discover this well-balanced cuvée with its spicy finish. For gourmets...
Features
Estate
La Croix Gratiot
Cuvée
Le Chant des Dolia
Vintage
2021
Designation
Languedoc
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
Roussanne
Terroirs
Clay-limestone soils surrounding the Thau Basin, Mediterranean climate, sea breezes and the scents of the garrigue.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional winemaking
Breeding
1 year in Dolia stoneware, ceramic and concrete tanks
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Golden yellow colour
Nose
Enchanting aromas of orange, mandarin and bergamot mingle subtly with a delicate note of honey.
Mouth
Remarkable fullness, notes of peppery spices that blend harmoniously, a light, harmonious vegetal touch, balanced and elegant.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with octopus with Carlencas chickpea cream, Brie de Meaux and green apple, grilled fish....
La Croix Gratiot
Languedoc
Expert opinion
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
Wine rated (guide 2024) 90/100
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:
The song of the Dolia blanc, 80% Roussanne with Piquepoul, is fuller, but the bitter finish stretches the whole.
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 straight, iodized sea breezes of 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 vineyard's surface area, 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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