Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin - Cairanne Réserve des Seigneurs blanc 2020

Name: Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin - Cairanne Réserve des Seigneurs blanc 2020
Brand: Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin
Rating: 3.7 (7 reviews)

Cairanne|White wine|Organic

Rhône

White

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3.7/5 (7 customers)

89/100

RVF

gourmet

white flowers

deep

fish

"A fine representation of the whites of the Rhone Valley!"

"A definition that contrasts well between the ripeness of the roussanne and the mineral limpidity that the marsanne-clairette duo can reveal on the palate. A lovely white for immediate pleasure, with good body and harmony. No softness on the palate. (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2022 - RVF)

Features

Estate

Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin

Cuvée

Réserve des Seigneurs

Vintage

2020

Designation

Cairanne

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

Environ 20% Marsanne, 30% Roussanne, 30% Clairette et 20% Grenache Blanc et Gris, vieilles vignes situées en mi et bas de coteaux

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Direct pressing in a pneumatic press, cold settling for 24 hours, then fermentation in concrete tanks. Native yeasts.

Breeding

In concrete tanks

Alcohol content

13,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale green hue

Nose

Aromas of white flowers and citrus fruit

Mouth

Delicate and taut, with a beautiful minerality and a refreshing finish of white-fleshed fruit.

Serve

AT 10°C

Drink before

2024

Food and wine pairing

Ideal with fresh goat's cheese, scampi carpaccio with citrus fruit or sea bass grilled with coarse salt...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

At the end of the 1980s, Frédéric and François Alary were among the rare winemakers who literally reinvented the Côtes-du-Rhône and its villages, bringing an exacting, sensitive and rigorous approach to production that was completely foreign to many of their peers. Over the following decades, they made their estate one of the most attractive and consistent ambassadors of Côtes-du-Rhône. With 25 hectares of biodynamic viticulture and an impressive heritage of old vines, they know how to make wines that combine fullness and pleasure. Always well-structured, but without harsh tannins, and expressing ripe fruit with precision, their red wines are only at their best after one to three years' cellaring, depending on the cuvée and the vintage. As for the white wines, they blossom around smooth, full-bodied textures with discreet minerality.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain Rated (2019 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

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

Wine rated (2022 guide) 89/100

Domaine rated (2023 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

A definition that contrasts well between the maturity of the roussanne and the mineral limpidity that the marsanne-clairette duo can reveal on the palate. A pretty white for immediate pleasure, with good body and harmony. No softness on the palate.

About the domain :

Frédéric and François Alary, who arrived in 1984, took over the reins of this estate, which had belonged to the Alary family since the 17th century. Under the two brothers' colossal efforts, the domaine rose to the top, thanks to respectful agriculture and precise white and red wines from this beautiful Cairanne terroir. With no one to take up the torch, the domaine was sold in 2020 to the Abeille-Fabre family, owners of Château Mont-Redon in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

James Suckling

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.7/5

on 7 reviews