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Santa Roc 2012

Rhône

Red

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Bettane & Desseauve

"Born of a friendship with Rémy Pédréno, it's easy to sense the elegance he wanted to bring. A Gigondas of purity and distinction. You can taste the grapes, so noble and refined are they". (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France 2016) To discover!

Features

Estate

Domaine Santa Duc

Cuvée

Santa Roc

Vintage

2012

Designation

Gigondas

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault

Terroirs

quaternary stony red clay alluvial soils

Viticulture

without pesticides or synthetic products. Mechanical tillage and natural grass cover

Harvest

The grapes are harvested early, by hand, in search of fresh fruit. Partial de-stemming

Winemaking

indigenous yeasts. Open vat, light punching down and pumping over. 25 days. Malolactic fermentation in tuns.

Breeding

18 months on fine lees in 40 Hl oak casks

Alcohol content

14 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

bright ruby with purplish highlights

Nose

racy, fine and complex of red fruits, spices, raspberry and fresh leather

Mouth

very full and fresh, mineral and mentholated, explosion of fruit and magnificent tannins. Long, silky finish.

Serve

decant at 15-17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2024

Production

yields: 30 Hl/ha

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with beef stew, game and red meats...

Domaine Santa Duc

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Gigondas

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2016 guide) 15.5/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

Born of a friendship with Rémy Pédréno, we can clearly feel the elegance he wanted to bring. A Gigondas of purity and distinction. You can taste the grapes, so noble and refined are they.

About the domain :

The genes of excellence are undeniably rooted in the DNA of the Gras family. Yves, representing the fifth generation of winemakers, has just passed the baton to his son Benjamin, who interprets deep, elegant wines in which the purity of fruit is a veritable obsession. A polished style, in which the wines abandon a little generosity and concentration in favor of pure delicacy. This brand-new winery, in which terracotta jars flirt with oak tuns, is a wonderful welcome gift. The young winemaker's complantation, meticulous soil management, supple vinification and extensive international experience have enabled him to produce remarkable cuvées in his first vintage, such as this dashing 2017 Clos Derrière Vieille. A fine bow from his father, who produced a masterful final 2016 vintage.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté (guide 2020) 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

Estate rated (guide 2022) Tasting Review

About the domain :

Based in Gigondas, Domaine Santa Duc has some very fine vines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with which it is producing splendid parcel-based cuvées in 2019. Benjamin Gras joined his father Yves in 2016, when the vines were cultivated according to biodynamic principles. Trained in Burgundy, Benjamin has retained a great sensitivity for fresh wines. Far from the rich, powerful style his father once produced, he seeks finesse and purity of fruit. Without applying recipes, so as not to weigh down naturally rich wines, he ages them partly in jars; the result is singular wines that have literally enchanted us with their purity and the definition of each terroir.

Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator

Domaine Rated Recommended (Wine Spectator recommended wine producer)

Jancis Robinson

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Note and review by M. FRANCK L. Published on 26/03/2016

Magnificent Gigondas, "la Classe" ...

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