“A wonderful character and a fine wine-maker, Luc de Conti`s exuberant wines reflect his personality. Luc is a true Vinarchiste, looking for purity and intensity, the maximum expression of the potential of the grapes. In the vineyard the soil is nourished with seaweed and silica treatments to encourage microbial activity. According to him the soil is lifeless (“a cadaver”) and it is a fifteen year process to rid the ground of pollutants.
Manual picking and selection of ripe grapes is essential; on the top cuvées there are several tries in the vineyard, and the wine will only be released if it reaches the highest of standards. The blends will also change according to the physiological ripeness of the grapes. This vigneron even riddles the grapes on the vine, giving them a quarter turn (at least that’s what he tells us – difficult to know when you’ve been hoaxed by Luc). Madness, pertinence or the countenance of sublime perfection?” Doug Wregg
Extremely appealing nose of fruit, vanilla, and violet. Concentrated, with smooth, ripe texture. Very elegant notes of oak and smoke. Imposing tannic structure. Superb wine. DECANT OR OPEN UP TWO TO THREE HOURS BEFORE SERVICE.
"Gloire de mon Pere is a creamy, tissue-soft red of lingering depth and presence" A. Jefford
"The big brother of the above wine, I am wary of recommending a wine such as this - it doesn`t have the boom factor that many look for in wine. It does have impeccably balanced, soft, lush red fruits, fully mature now, and would make perfect drinking with many plainer red or white meats. No new oak, no huge extraction, no boom boom factor. Just elegance, perfect balance and velvet soft fruit." JOHN WILSON, SUNDAY TRIBUNE 08th August 2004
