CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Les Saintes Vierges Domaine Santa Duc 2020 vs GIGONDAS Les Hautes Garrigues Domaine Santa Duc 2020
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £65.95 | £65.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Counoise | Grenache, Mourvèdre |
| ABV | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Les Saintes Vierges Domaine Santa Duc 2020
Candied strawberries, mulberries, peppery herbs, and exotic spice notes all emerge from the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Saintes Vierges. Another medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, elegant wine from this estate, it has impressive balance, plenty of ripe tannins, and a great finish. This is 80% Grenache and 10% each of Counoise and Mourvèdre, aged mostly in foudre.
GIGONDAS Les Hautes Garrigues Domaine Santa Duc 2020
My Christmas wine this year will be the Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues 2020. It is a bottle I have kept in the cellar for over a year now, since I bought it while waiting for the right occasion. This wine is robust and intense, so a little aging is often beneficial to achieve greater harmony and integration. It is a complex wine made from 50 percent mourvedre and 50 percent grenache from old vines, aged in large casks and clay amphorae, mostly whole-bunch fermented, and biodynamically grown. I tasted it on another occasion last year, and I can imagine how it will have evolved by now. It will pair perfectly with the truffled venison stew I will be cooking for Christmas lunch. Harmony through complexity and a touch of patience. Merry Christmas! Kevin Davy, Tasting Manager James Suckling.com's staff Christmas picks.
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