Domaine Santa Duc : Les Hautes Garrigues 2022

Warm spice and plum sauce notes are full and rich, yet show nice firmness on the lush palate. A sanguine thread of smoke weaves through, with everything well-integrated on the long, elegant and harmonious finish. A distinctive, graceful style, with plenty of round seductiveness. Grenache and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2038. 562 cases made, 95 cases imported.

Fairly concentrated, with good acidity and lovely tannic weight. Long, powerful but not overly thick. Planted at the foot of the Cône around their house.

This is a very dark, meaty, powerful and full-bodied Gigondas. Stacks of licorice, cinnamon and cardamom as well as elderberries. Easily carries its very bold structure thanks to the fineness of the tannins. Very long finish that is much less assertive than the front and mid-palates. A cuvée of 50% grenache and 50% mourvèdre from the plateaus of Gigondas. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink from release.

Cask sample. A wild, animal nose. Liquorice and red fruits mixed together. Smoked, grilled meat on the nose as well. The palate has weight, density and dark fruits, along with a textured, rich tannic core – ripe and wild. Full and rich, with lovely liquorice root on the finish. (AC)

Dried herbs, black cherry jam, licorice, blueberry and forest floor introduce the 2022 Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues. This is a full-bodied and structured red that carries vivid inner energy. Round and polished, the savory 2022 lands on a long and refined finish.