Gigondas Aux Lieux-Dits

Domaine Santa Duc

Gigondas Aux Lieux-Dits

Producer
Domaine Santa Duc

Country
France

Region
Rhône Valley

Sub-Region
Southern Rhône

Appellation
Gigondas

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

Varietals
75% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 13% Mourvèdre, 2% Cinsault

Vineyards & Viticulture
The vineyards are situated in eight different lieux-dits across the high plains in Gigondas: Les Hautes Garrigues, Les Carbonnières, Les Rocassières, Santa Duc, Les Pailleroudas, Les Routes, Goujard et Plane, and Clos Derrière Vieille.

Soils
Les Hautes Garrigues, Les Carbonnières, Les Rocassières, Santa Duc, Les Pailleroudas, and Les Routes: alluvial, quaternary, stony red clay; Goujard et Plane: blue clay; Clos Derrière Vieille: calcareous marl from the Cretaceous period

Harvest & Vinification
Manually harvested and sorted, 75% whole cluster, long maceration, and fermented with native yeasts. The wine ages for 18 months, first in large oak tuns, then in concrete tanks before bottling.