2017 Famille Gras Côtes-du-Rhône "Santa Duc Vieilles Vignes" , Rhône Valley, France1874, The first buildings are constructed. Six generations succeed each other at Domaine Santa Duc, each adding their own contribution to its development. Grenache, Mourvdre, Syrah and Cinsault; the Gras family are committed to bringing out the best in these noble grapes. Massal selections, biodynamics, whole cluster vinification, fermentation with wild yeasts, minimum intervention, non filtered wines. Parcel by parcel, Benjamin Gras maintains this

Sick of having to fight with the AOC board for the Touraine appellation

Mourvedre and Grenache

“I love the rusticity of Mediterranean grapes

On Oct 2nd

36 months on lees

on its lees

The wines are racked into used barrels once the fermentation has started and are bottled after just over a year of élevage with little to no SO2

who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor

Sangria is a symbol of life and family and togetherness

Situated on schist and granite bedrock with silt and clay soil

Alex and Benoit have loosely split the responsibilities of the operation with Benoit more focused on the vineyards and Alex more focused on the cellar and winemaking

everything changed