"The wine is marked by juicy fruit and spice, with perfectly ripe grapes, the most precise of all the reds presented this year. The wine also possesses the most harmonious chewiness and body. A full-bodied wine with well-integrated tannins". (Le Guide RVF 2024)
Features
Estate
Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin
Cuvée
Haut-Coustias
Vintage
2020
Designation
Cairanne
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
45% Mourvèdre, 45% Grenache Noir, 10% Syrah
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, indigenous yeasts.
Breeding
12 to 18 months in casks, bottled without fining or filtration
Alcohol content
14.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark red/purple color
Nose
Aromas of ripe black fruit, violets, nutmeg
Mouth
Powerful, dense, spicy, peppery character with roasted notes
Serve
AT 15-16°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Accompanies game, red meats, rib of Aubrac beef, leg of lamb spiked with garlic...
Domain Saint-Martin Oratory
Cairanne
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 (2024 guide) 93/100
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:
The wine is marked by juicy fruit and spice, with perfectly ripe grapes, the most precise of all the reds presented this year. The wine also possesses the most harmonious chewiness and body. A full-bodied wine with well-integrated tannins.
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.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated 16/ 20
James Suckling
Wine rated (2023 guide) 93/100
Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended
About the wine:
A textured, layered Cairanne, with aromas of black fruits, wild herbs, roasted meat and baking spices. Medium-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Well framed and balanced with harmonious structure and good concentration on the midpalate. Precise, vibrant finish with excellent length. Made from organically grown grapes. For drinking or cellaring.
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated 92-94/ 100
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
on 2 reviews
Note and review by M. MICHEL J. Published on 03/03/2024
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Note and review by M. JEAN MARC V. Published on 21/11/2023
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