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Domaine Santa Duc
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2021
Domaine Santa Duc Pied de Baud (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Spicy kirsch, pepper, herbs, and forest leave open the nose. But, here, it is the supple, creamy textures, freshness, sweetness, and purity in the red fruits on the medium-bodied palate, along with the elegant finish that steals the show. The wine was produced from moistly old vine Grenache, with Mourvedre, and Cinsault in the blend. Drink from 2024-2036. 511 Views Tasted Jan 30, 2024 |
2021
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Earthy red fruits, flowers, and white pepper are initially what you find in the aromatics. On the palate, the wine is elegant, refined, medium-bodied, supple, and creamy, with a peppery, kirsch, and black raspberry finish to wrap everything up neatly. The wine blends close to 90% Grenache, with 9% Mourvedre, and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2024-2035. 518 Views Tasted Jan 30, 2024 |
2021
Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Leafy, spicy, minty fresh, and peppery, the kirsch notes are sweet, creamy, vibrant and lively. Supple and soft in texture, with a spicy accent to the dark red fruits on the mid-palate, and in the finish, this is a pleasure to taste now, and will be even better with a year or two of aging. The wine was made from blending close to 64% Grenache 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2024-2035. 715 Views Tasted Jan 30, 2024 |
2021
Domaine Santa Duc La Crau Ouest (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Cherrie, kirsch, flowers, and peppery spices open the perfume. The palate is fresh, the fruits have lift, energy, sweetness, and a hint of orange citrus with touches of white pepper in the elegant, vibrant finish. The wine was made from 100% old vine Grenache from the La Crau lieu-dit, and was aged in terra cotta, Amphora jars. Drink from 2024-2034. 356 Views Tasted Jan 30, 2024 |
2020
Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Dark in color, the wine pops with its peppery plums, cherries, smoke and spice on the nose. Lush, polished and refined, the supple textured fruit and creamy tannins taste as good as they feel. The wine was made from blending close to 64% Grenache 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2023 - 2037. 1,545 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
2020
Domaine Santa Duc La Crau Ouest (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
The flowers, garrigue and peppery kirsch in the nose screams Grenache. There is ample flesh and richness on the palate with layers of black cherries, plums, spice and cocoa on mid-palate and in the opulent, silky finish. Give it a couple of years to fill out and it could score even higher. The wine was made from 100% old vine Grenache from the La Crau lieu-dit, and was aged in terra cotta, Amphora jars. Drink from 2023-2036. 1,144 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
2020
Domaine Santa Duc Pied de Baud (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Green leafy herbs and flowers get the wine going before you get to all the olives and kirsch. Supple, rich and polished with an elegance and refinement to the layers of sweet, showy, red fruits on the palate, there is length, purity and complexity in every sniff and sip. The wine was produced from moistly old vine Grenache, with Mourvedre and Cinsault. Drink from 2023-2038. 1,081 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
2020
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
It is the purity in the kirsch and all those flowers on the nose that stands out initially. But the silky tannins, and elegance on the palate with all of its length and refinement steal the show. The wine blends close to 90% Grenache, with 9% Mourvedre and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2023-2037. 1,137 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
2019
Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Elegant, dark, deep, rich, full and spicy, the wine has a solid depth of flavor due to its blend of Grenache, Syrah. and Mourvedre The fruit is dark, meaty, a touch spicy and fresh with touches of peppery spices on top of the ripe black raspberries, and red plums in the long finish. This should age and develop quite nicely. Drink from 2024 - 2036 2,411 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
2019
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
I love all the intensity in the nose, with its fresh spring flowers, roses, spice and kirsch. Elegant, medium-bodied, silky, fresh, refined and with a beautiful sense of purity to the fruit, everything is working here, making this effortless to drink. This should age and evolve for 15 or more years, yet be quite easy to taste early in its life. Drink from 2023 - 2038 2,229 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
2019
Domaine Santa Duc Pied de Baud (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
With loads of black raspberries, spicy kirsch, thyme and herbs the wine is soft, silky, fresh and lively. The purity in the fruits stands out here on the mid-palate and in the lush, fruit filled, elegant finish. This can be difficult to find as less than 400 cases were produced this year. The wine was produced from 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault. Drink from 2024 - 2035 1,912 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
2018
Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Round, lush, fresh and fruity, the peppery red berries, with their floral accents on the nose, is just great. And the show is even better on the palate with its ripe, sweet, silky, round, spicy, pepper red fruits. You can enjoy this in its youth, or age it a few years for more complexity. 2,841 Views Tasted Oct 12, 2020 |
2018
Domaine Santa Duc Pied de Baud (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
One of the wines of the vintage, this is just great with all its layers of sweet, lush, ripe, juicy red fruits, flowers and kirsch. The wine offers concentration as well as refined elegance and a vibrant, lifted, pure red fruit character in the finish. The wine is a blend of 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault. 1,780 Views Tasted Oct 12, 2020 |
2018
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
This gem hits all the right notes. The floral, spice, kirsch, herb and thyme nose lets you know something is really going on here. But the it is the silky, soft, lusciously textured, sweet, red fruits and refined textures that seals the deal! 1,652 Views Tasted Oct 12, 2020 |
2017
Domaine Santa Duc Aux Lieux-Dits (Gigondas)
Jammy red fruits, peppery spice, herbs, wet earth, charcoal and kirsch with a meaty character is what you find in the nose and on the rich, fresh palate. Length and purity are the hallmarks of this ready to go beauty. Santa Duc Aux Lieux-Dits is as the name implies, a multi vineyard bend which is about 75% Grenache, 13% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and 2% Cinsault and is aged in old foudres and large terra cotta jars. 1,901 Views Tasted Feb 23, 2021 |
2017
Domaine Santa Duc Clos Derrière Vieille (Gigondas)
Garrigue, pepper, black cherry and kirsch are impossible to ignore. Layers of sweet, supple, silky-textured, elegant fruits with an incredible sense of purity, this is a fabulous expression of Gigondas. The approximate blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah is aged in a combination of old foudres and terra cotta jars. 2,466 Views Tasted Feb 23, 2021 |
2017
Domaine Santa Duc Les Hautes Garrigues (Gigondas)
Garrigue, wet earth, thyme, truffle and peppery red fruits pop right off the bat. The wine is medium bodied, soft, fresh, elegant and juicy. The gorgeous kirsch notes keep on coming. The wine is long and complex with a loads of ripe cherry and strawberry in the finish. 2,437 Views Tasted Feb 23, 2021 |
2017
Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Black pepper, herbs, red pit fruits and floral notes pop with little effort. On the palate the wine is soft, silky and polished with layers of sweet, ripe, juicy, fresh red fruits. The wine was made from blending 64% Grenache 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 1% Counoise. 3,184 Views Tasted Sep 24, 2019 |
2017
Domaine Santa Duc La Crau Ouest (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Layers of ripe, sweet, fresh, lush, soft, polished, juicy red fruits paired purity, length and freshness. The wine is elegant, cherry filled and a pleasure to drink. The wine was made from 100% old vine Grenache from the La Crau lieu-dit and was aged in terra cotta, Amphora jars. 1,999 Views Tasted Sep 24, 2019 |
2017
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Silky, fresh and pure defines the wine. The red fruits are sweet, lively, long and polished, with purity and depth of flavor. The wine was produced from blending 90% Grenache, 9% Mourvedre and 1% Counoise. 2,393 Views Tasted Sep 24, 2019 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc Aux Lieux-Dits (Gigondas)
Ripe and fruity, with a focus on its freshness and peppery, spice characteristics, the wine is vigor, bite and juicyness. Santa Duc Aux Lieux-Dits is as the name implies, a multi vineyard bend which is about 75% Grenache, 13% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and 2% Cinsault and is aged in old foudres and large terra cotta jars. 3,294 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc Clos Derrière Vieille (Gigondas)
Elegant silky and fresh, the wine feels just great on your palate with all its layers of licorice, spicy deep, red fruits and peppery spices. Long and intense, this is a super wine from Gigondas. The blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah is aged in a combination of old foudres and terra cotta jars. 3,196 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc Les Hautes Garrigues (Gigondas)
Earthy, dark, dense, lush and full-bodied with a bushel of black cherry and blackberry accompanied by herbs and bitter cocoa. There is so much going on here, it is going to need some time to come around, Perhaps 3-5 years will be about right. 3,882 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc Les Garancières (Gigondas)
The blend of 65% old vine Grenache and 35% Mourvedre is aged in a combination of foudres and terra cotta jars. 2,237 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Flowers, black pepper, herbs and dark red fruits are the first thing you note, but not the last. Here, you also enjoy density, richness, length and supple textured, sweet, deep, red fruits that last. The wine was made from blending 64% Grenache 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 1% Counoise. 3,832 Views Tasted Sep 15, 2018 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc La Crau Ouest (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Offering silky textures, purity of fruit, vibrant, freshness and length. The kirsch shows a purity and freshness in its elegant nature. Give it a couple of years to fill out a bit more. The wine was made from 100% old vine Grenache from the La Crau lieu-dit, and was aged in terra cotta, Amphora jars. 2,367 Views Tasted Sep 15, 2018 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc Pied De Baud (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
With a whisper of smoke, the spicy red fruit, licorice, peppery, earth and herbs are paired with red berries that are bright, vibrant and fresh. The wine offers a lifted, red fruit character in the finish. The wine was produced from 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre and 5% Cinsault. 4,776 Views Tasted Sep 15, 2018 |
2016
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Light on its feet, the wine is elegant, refined, soft and fresh, The fruits have energy. The tannins are gentle, allowing you to focus on the purity in the red fruits in the finish. The wine was produced from blending 90% Grenache, 9% Mourvedre and 1% Counoise. 3,100 Views Tasted Sep 15, 2018 |
2015
Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
With a distinctive, floral, herbal and mineralistic edge, the red fruits are fresh, ripe and pure. There is a nice stony quality you can sense, that really adds to the sweet, cherry fruits. 2,968 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2017 |
2015
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Medium bodied, soft, forward and crisp, with sweet, red fruits and earthy components. This should drink quite well on release. 2,819 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2017 |
2015
Domaine Santa Duc Pied De Baud (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Full bodied, soft, silky and polished in texture, with a juicy center of fruit. Kirsch, cherry and wild strawberry all blend together with a melange of cracked peppers, rocks and a judicious hint of thyme in the cherry filled, end note. 1,958 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2017 |
2014
Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
This is a producer I normally see from Gigondas, so it was fun to taste their Chateauneuf du Pape. Medium bodied, light in style, elegant, fresh and on the forward, bright, red berry side of the style range with a blast of thyme that comes though in the finish. 1,703 Views Tasted Jun 23, 2016 |