"Le Chant des Dolia rouge is more serious, with a sustained tannic structure and seductive spicy aromas. Its substance and chewiness herald a cuvée that will age well." (Le Guide RVF 2024). To be discovered!
Features
Estate
La Croix Gratiot
Cuvée
Le Chant des Dolia
Vintage
2021
Designation
Languedoc
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache
Terroirs
Clay-limestone soils surrounding the Thau Basin, Mediterranean climate, sea breezes and the scents of the garrigue.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Grapes vinified separately, daily cap punching, fermentation with indigenous yeasts
Breeding
Half-muid for Syrah and Grenache, Dolia for Mourvèdre
Alcohol content
13%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep purple hues
Nose
Fresh, spicy and mineral, aromas of jammy red fruits with notes of black pepper and graphite.
Mouth
Elegant, with precise tannins, smooth and enveloping, perfect balance and good length.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with confit pork belly with Pardailhan turnip purée, faux filet of Aubrac beef and Morello cherry Arlette, or a chocolate savarin for gourmands....
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) 92/100
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:
Chant des Dolia rouge is more serious, with a sustained tannic structure and seductive spicy aromas. Its depth and chewiness herald a cuvée that will age well.
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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