2015 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  9/23/2023 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points

  4th Saturday Brown Bagger (EBCC): Double blind. Light color. Opens with an earthy overtone with dark fruit and leather underneath. Flavors of ripe dark fruit and spiced plum. Develops a nice herbaceous quality as it sits in the glass. (J&S)

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  8/29/2023 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  Grenache 50%, Mourvèdre 50%
  from a 2.8 ha parcel within the historic (since 1852) lieu-dit
  Les Hautes Garrigues on the plateau of Gigondas with red clay-rich
  sand loaded with limestone pebbles.
  Vines of average age 75 yrs under certified organic and biodynamic viticulture.
  Manual harvest in boxes, sorted in field and then on sorting table.
  Partial de-stemming (according to vintage and parcel). Gravity flow.
  20-30 day fermentation by indigenous yeast in temperature controlled
  stainless steel vats.
  Twice daily pump over. Pneumatic press. Malolactic in casks.
  Aged 18 months in 36 HL Stockinger oak casks and 8 HL terracotta jars.
  Unfined. Unfiltered.
  15% Abv. 12,900 bottles
  
  Background: Domaine Santa Duc, established in 1874, remains in the
  Gras family for six generations. Yves Gras (5th gen) took charge
  in 1985, and joined by son Benjamin (6th gen) since 2017.
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Med deep ruby. Robust yet suave blend.
  B(alance)=2: Distinctive components with bit stark structure.
  C(omplexity)=2: Berries, plum, spices, licorice, smoke, mineral.
  D(epth)=2: Punchy mouthfeel. Full palate and long finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2]= 8/10
  
  Already approachable. Better with further aging.
  
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  8/28/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Opened 3 hours ahead of time. Deep ruby. Dark fruit and ground coffee aromas. Medium to full bodied. Ripe but not overly sweet dark fruit, pomegranate, orange zest, bark, and a chocolatey finish with round, furry tannins that fan out. Complex, serious, and still quite young.

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  2/4/2023 - PVJC Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Decanted 2 hours, opened up nicely. Paired well with short ribs.

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  1/22/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Ruby. Delicious, deep, ripe dark red fruit, spice, and enlivened by citrus. Round tannins, outstanding length. Not too sweet or soupy. Sure this is young, but the balance is there to enable early accessibility. An extroverted wine that should provide pleasure throughout its life span.

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