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Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin - Cairanne Les Douyes 2019

Rhône

Red

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92/100

RVF

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91/100

James Suckling

spicy
structured
black fruits
game
squab stuffed with foie gras
biodynamics

"This is a juicy wine with aromas of black fruits and spices. The Mourvèdre makes its mark on this cuvée. It's a fleshy, full-bodied wine, with sappy tannins. Less austerity than the Réserve des seigneurs". (Le Guide RVF 2022) From old, co-planted Mourvèdre and Grenache noirs vines.

Features

Estate

Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin

Cuvée

Les Douyes

Vintage

2019

Designation

Cairanne

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

Très vieilles vignes de 60% Grenache Noir et 40 % Mourvèdre co-plantées

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

De-stemming without crushing and vinification for 18 days under racks for slow, gentle extraction. Native yeasts

Breeding

12 to 15 months in tuns, bottled without fining or filtration

Alcohol content

15%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Dark red/purple color

Nose

Notes of black fruit and spices

Mouth

Deep and airy, with a very fine tannic structure. Notes of spice and garrigue, pepper and liquorice.

Serve

AT 15-16°C

Open

Decant 1 hour before

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with beef pear, pigeon casserole stuffed with lamb sweetbreads or hunter rabbit...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

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

Wine rated (2022 guide) 92/100

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:

This is a juicy wine with aromas of black fruits and spices. Mourvèdre leaves its mark on this cuvée. Full-bodied and fleshy, with sappy tannins. Less austerity than Réserve des seigneurs.

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

James Suckling

Wine rated (2022 guide) 91/100

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended

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