Domaine Santa Duc - Santa Roc Gigondas

Domaine Santa DucSanta Roc Gigondas

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Santa Roc Gigondas of Domaine Santa Duc is a red wine from the region of Gigondas of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Santa Roc Gigondas of the Domaine Santa Duc is in the top 60 of wines of Gigondas.

Taste structure of the Santa Roc Gigondas from the Domaine Santa Duc

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Santa Roc Gigondas of Domaine Santa Duc in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Santa Roc Gigondas of Domaine Santa Duc in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Santa Duc's Santa Roc Gigondas.

Winemaker
Yves Gras
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot khorus

An interspecific cross between Merlot noir and Kozma 20-3 (also the same parents of Merlot Khantus) obtained in 2002 by Simone Diego Castellarin and Guido Cipriani at the Institute of Applied Genomics in Udine, Italy. Merlot khorus is particularly resistant to mildew and tolerant to powdery mildew. Known in Italy ... almost unknown in France, not registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties.

Last vintages of this wine

Santa Roc Gigondas - 2012
In the top 60 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Santa Roc Gigondas - 2011
In the top 60 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Santa Roc Gigondas - 2010
In the top 60 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Santa Roc Gigondas - 2009
In the top 60 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Santa Roc Gigondas from Domaine Santa Duc are 2012, 2011, 2009, 2010

Informations about the Domaine Santa Duc

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gigondas in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Santa Duc is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 35000 of of France wines
In the top 65 of of Gigondas wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gigondas

The wine region of Gigondas is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Saint Cosme or the Domaine la Bouissiere produce mainly wines red, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gigondas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gigondas often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, butter or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bay leaf, star anise or pomegranate.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.

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