Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues

Domaine Santa Duc

Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues

Producer
Domaine Santa Duc

Country
France

Region
Rhône Valley

Sub-Region
Southern Rhône

Appellation
Gigondas

Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic (Demeter), Vegan

Varietals
50% Grenache, 50% Mourvèdre

Vineyards & Viticulture
Plot of vines planted exclusively on the land of the Hautes Garrigues in the 1960s and 1970s, for which the area is named and which serves as the center of the estate.

Soils
A poor and stony Quaternary red clay

Harvest & Vinification
Santa Duc's flagship wine that is only made in the best vintages, the grapes are manually harvested, followed by a strict selection process. The whole crop macerates for two months, with partial destemming. Aged for 18 months in 36-hectoliter Stockinger oak barrels and eight-hectoliter terracotta jars. Bottling without fining or filtration.