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La Croix Gratiot - Languedoc Le Chant des Dolia red 2022

La Croix Gratiot - Languedoc Le Chant des Dolia rouge 2022

93/100

RVF

spicy
silky
chocolate

"Rare and delicate!"

Chant des Dolia red wine is deliciously rich, with a touch of freshness. The black fruit comes through fully, supported by seductive spicy aromas. The balance between tannins and fruit is remarkable—a cuvée that is definitely worth discovering!

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Estate

La Croix Gratiot

Vintage

Le Chant des Dolia

Vintage

2022

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, following biodynamic principles

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Grape varieties vinified separately, daily punching down, fermentation with indigenous yeasts

Livestock farming

In demi-muid barrels for Syrah and Grenache, in Dolia barrels for Mourvèdre

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Eye

Deep color, purple highlights

Nose

Fresh, spicy, and mineral, with aromas of jammy red fruit and notes of black pepper and graphite.

Mouth

Elegant with precise tannins, beautiful expression of black fruit, smooth and enveloping, perfectly balanced and beautifully long-lasting.

Serve

At 16-18°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy it with confit pork belly with Pardailhan turnip purée, Aubrac beef sirloin and Arlette with morello cherries, or a chocolate savarin for those with a sweet tooth...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2026 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

This 35-hectare estate in Montagnac is known for its Picpoul de Pinet wines. Yves and his daughter Anaïs run it biodynamically and are experimenting with new containers, including ceramic and stoneware dolias. Don't miss Bréchallune, a Picpoul aged slowly on lees that departs from the classic style of the appellation, or Le Chant des Dolia, a stunning Languedoc that goes far beyond the standard of this regional appellation.

Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the estate:

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

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Wine rated (2025 guide) 93/100

Rated estate (2026 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)

About the estate:

Anaïs Ricôme is the benchmark for Picpoul de Pinet, producing wines of great purity on this beautiful clay-limestone terroir. The appellation produces some of the greatest white wines of the Languedoc, marked by the sea breezes, straightforward and iodized, made from the Piquepoul grape variety. After studying viticulture and oenology and gaining experience in a New Zealand vineyard, her father, Yves, offered her the opportunity to take over this estate near Marseillan. As soon as she settled in, she took some drastic decisions: reducing the size of the vineyard to better control quality, converting the estate to organic farming and using certain biodynamic practices. The wines are very light, with a preference for stainless steel, sandstone, and old casks. The result is brilliant, lively, and energetic wines of great precision. Quality is once again the order of the day.

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