# Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues (2021)

- **Producer:** Domaine Santa Duc
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Grenache, Mourvèdre
- **Region:** Rhône, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 14.5%
- **Average price:** €69
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 15–17 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** ripe fruit, black plum, eucalyptus, black cherry, dried herbs, blackcurrant, cedar, smoke, leather, forest floor, dried fruit, earth

## About this wine

Domaine Santa Duc Les Hautes Garrigues 2021 is a red wine from the AOC Gigondas in the Southern Rhône Valley, France. Produced by the sixth-generation family estate Domaine Santa Duc, the wine originates from the historic 'Les Hautes Garrigues' parcel, known for its ancient vines and unique geological soil composition. The estate adheres to organic and biodynamic farming principles, emphasizing minimal intervention to express the purity of the terroir. The 2021 vintage is noted for its structured and fresh character.

## Interesting facts

- Vines average 75 years old.
- Certified organic and biodynamic.
- Aged in large oak foudres and terracotta amphorae.
- From the historic 'Les Hautes Garrigues' parcel.

## Food pairing

The wine's full body and robust tannins are well-suited to rich, protein-heavy dishes, where they can soften and integrate. The wine's inherent herbal and earthy notes complement Mediterranean flavors and slow-cooked meats.

## Wine making process

The winemaking process for Domaine Santa Duc Les Hautes Garrigues begins with meticulous hand-harvesting and sorting of grapes. A proportion of the grapes are destemmed before being fed by gravity into thermo-regulated stainless-steel vats for fermentation, which lasts 20 to 30 days with manual cap management. Malolactic fermentation occurs in vats. The wine then undergoes an 18-month aging period in large oak Stockinger foudres and terracotta amphorae.