Domaine Santa Duc Châteauneuf Du Pape ‘Les Saintes Vierges’ 2020

Name: Domaine Santa Duc Châteauneuf Du Pape ‘Les Saintes Vierges’ 2020
Brand: Domaine Santa Duc
SKU: WWESANTADUC2
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About this Wine

LOCATION : Exclusively located in the Les Saintes Vierges lieu-dit (named place) to the east of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

SURFACE AREA : 1.2 hectares.

GEOLOGY : Soil of rough sand, rich in quartz and mica with shell debris from safres of the Miocene period.

METHOD OF CULTIVATION : Ecocert-certified organic and Demeter-certified biodynamic.

GRAPE VARIETIES : Complanted with Grenache 80%, Mourvèdre 10%, Counoise 10%.

AGE OF VINES : Average 70 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 well-being of the vines is detectable in the wines that come from this parcel, reflected in the harmony, the delicate floral notes and the spicy aromas of the wine with its fine tannic structure marked by a sense of place.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Grenache
Country	France
Region	Rhone
Brand	Domaine Santa Duc
Vintage	2020

Wines of Rhone Valley

The Rhone wine region is situation in the south of France in the Rhone Valley. The region is split into north and south with distinctively different winemaking styles. In the north, the main grape used is Syrah and is sometimes blended with white varietals. In the south however, reds are a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan and Cinsault. You may be familiar with this sort of blend; in Australia it is labelled GSM.

Wines are produced under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designations. The most prestigious of which is Chateauneuf-du-Pape. You may also have heard of other AOC names such as Gigondas, Hermitage, Lirac, St Joseph. Wines coming from these and other AOCs are all on the higher end of the market.

On the value end we have wines produced in Cotes-du-Rhone AOC. Cotes-du-Rhone often refers to wines made in the Rhone Valley that do not fall under any other AOC, often from the flatter areas around Southern Rhone. However, it also does include the fringes of well-respected northern appellations as well. In terms of volume, a majority of Rhone wine falls under the Cotes-du-Rhone AOC and it offers some of the best value in France and even some first-rate and age-worthy reds.

Full-bodied and flavourful white wine blends are also made in the region. These are typically a combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier.

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