Yves Gras produces ultra-ripe, multi-layered wines from his 22-ha estate in Gigondas and he has been one of the AOC leaders and one of the most consistent for a decade or more. Exchanging ideas with Pascal Verhaeghe (Le Cedre in Cahors) and Luc de Conti (Tour des Gendres in Bergerac), Yves Gras` Grenache-based wines are fruit-driven, long-lived and balanced.
"Domaine Santa Duc offerings include several lower level wines entitled only to Vin de Pays status. However, they should not be overlooked. Santa Duc`s les Plans (a tank-aged blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 20% Merlot, Alicante and Cinsault) achieved 13.5% natural alcohol. It is a soft, delicious, black fruit dominated, medium to full bodied red that is a sensational value. Not complicated, it is a mouth-filling, velvety textured wine." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
TOP 30 VINS DE PAYS IN IRELAND 2007
