Santa Duc Gigondas Hautes Garrigues 2015 Frankreich Rhone Rotwein. Grenache und Mourvedre - das Flaggschiff von Santa Duc! Sehr reifes und bestes Traubenmaterial von Rebstöcken, welche 80 Jahre und älter sind, wird hier verwendet. Ein echtes Weinerlebnis! Schwarz in der Farbe, dunkel und dicht im Glas. Brombeere, Vanille, Cassis und Sauerkirsch springt aus dem Glas ... Im Mund ein wenig Pfeffer, Olive und dunkle Waldfrüchte. Samt und Seide ...

There are 1,200 cases of the sensational 2015 Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues. Its inky/purple color is accompanied by glorious aromas of creme de cassis, kirsch, blackberries and a cornucopia of roasted herb, meat and licorice smells. It possesses fabulous intensity, a multidimensional mouthfeel and a tremendously long finish that lasts 40+ seconds. This beauty should drink well for two decades.

These are our historic parcels, the terroir in which the wines of our estate have been firmly rooted for six generations, starting when the Domaine was established in 1874. In 1852 the town council of Gigondas decided to auction 12 hectares of communal land, and the vines that were soon planted there revealed these great terroirs.

LOCATION : These parcels are all entirely within the Les Hautes Garrigues lieu-dit (named place) on the plateau of Gigondas. SURFACE AREA : 2.8 hectares.

GEOLOGY: During the Quaternary period, alternating ice ages and periods of heat caused large quantities of scree to be transported from the Dentelles de Montmirail as far as the plain, forming a colluvial fan known as the Cône de la Font des Papes. In the heart of this geological formation, Les Hautes Garrigues parcel sits on sandy soil rich in red clay and coarse gravel.

METHOD OF CULTIVATION : Ecocert-certified organic and Demeter-certified biodynamic. GRAPE VARIETIES : Grenache 50%, Mourvèdre 50%. AGE OF VINES : Average 75 years.

HARVESTING & VINIFICATION : The grapes are hand-picked into crates and sorted manually in the vineyard before a second, table sorting in the cellar. A proportion is destemmed, the quantity being determined by the nature of the vintage and the parcel, and the grapes are fed by gravity into the vats to ensure the integrity of the berries. Fermentation takes place in thermo-regulated stainless-steel vats for 20 to 30 days, with two long pumping over sessions daily. Punching down is decided after tasting. Pressed pneumatically. Malolactic fermentation in vat. The wines are clarified by settling over winter in the cellar. Barrel filling occurs in the spring.

AGEING : 18 months in 36-hectoliter oak Stockinger foudres, and 8-hectoliter terracotta amphorae. Unfined and unfiltered at bottling.

PERSONALITY : The wines that come from these parcels are profound and serious, with spicy, liquorice notes and chewy tannins which give them extraordinary cellaring capacity.

Allergene: Sulfite - Alkoholgehalt: 15,5% - Abfüller: Domaine Santa Duc,157 Chemin des Hautes Garrigues, 84190 Gigondas, Frankreich - Einführer: AixVinum, Niklas Kudlek, Vaalser Str. 90 A, 52074 Aachen