'Les Saintes Vierges' Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018

DOMAINE SANTA DUC

'Les Saintes Vierges' Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2018

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Rhône Valley
Subregion
Southern Rhône
Appellation
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Varietal(s)
Grenache
Mourvèdre
Counoise
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

About this winery

Domaine Santa Duc was founded in Gigondas 1874 and is now led by 6th generation owner and winemaker, Benjamin Gras. After Benjamin received his diploma of oenology at the University of Bourgogne he spent time at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Bodega Vega-Sicilia learning from some of the wine world's most famous estates. The goal at Santa Duc has always been to produce top-quality fruit from impeccably tended vineyard sites, the style of winemaking has changed with each generation....

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Press reviews

 Wine Enthusiast

- 96 points -

May 2021 (Vintage 2018)

Perfumes of violet and rose petal linger from nose to finish in this graceful red. Made with 90% Grenache (augmented by 9% Mourvèdre and 1% Counoise), the wine is sourced from sandy soils in the lieu-dit Les Saintes Vierges. Pristine and piercing red-cherry and raspberry flavors tread softly on silk-tipped tannins. 

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Jeb Dunnuck

- 94 points -

(Vintage 2019)

The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Saintes Vierges is another beautiful wine. Ripe cherries, blueberries, rose petals, spice, and hints of spring flowers all emerge on the nose, and it shines on the palate for its beautiful elegance and purity. Medium to full-bodied, with ripe, polished tannins and notable freshness, it's going to evolve for 15 years with no issues.

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Wine Spectator

- 93 points -

(Vintage 2019)

This has a good, gutsy feel, with juicy and still slightly compact plum, raspberry and blackberry fruit flavors taking the lead, while licorice root, apple wood and dried garrigue hints fill in as well. Shows more oomph than purity, but this is solidly built. Grenache, Mourvèdre and Counoise. Best from 2024.

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Wine Spectator

- 93 points -

February 2021 (Vintage 2018)

Soft-edged, with elegant cassis, blood orange and cherry puree notes gliding through, lined with light hints of rose petal, red licorice and lavender through the finish.

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