Domaine Santa Duc Chateauneuf-du-Pape Habemus Papam 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Domaine Santa Duc
Country	France
Region	Rhone
Subregion	Southern Rhone (Chateauneuf-du-Pape)
Varietal	Red Rhone Blend
Vintage	2022
Sku	00975
Size	750ml

   

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The Provencal translation of La Font du Pape suggests a place where water is to be found, ideal for Syrah, or rather Serines, to express their fresh crispness. Through the emblematic grapes of our region, Grenache and Syrah, this union of terroirs finds it vocation in the coherent and elegant wines that it creates. 

A blend of 70% Grenache, and 30% Syrah.

The grapes are hand-picked into crates and sorted manually in the vineyard before a second, table sorting in the cellar.  A proportion is destemmed, the quantity being determined by the nature of the vintage and the parcel, and the grapes are fed by gravity into the vats to ensure the integrity of the berries.  Fermentation takes place in thermo-regulated stainless-steel vats for 20 to 30 days, with two long pumping over sessions daily. Punching down is decided after tasting. Pressed pneumatically. Malolactic fermentation in vat. The wines are clarified by settling over winter in the cellar. Ageing begins in the spring. 

Aged for 18 months in 36-hectolitre oak Stockinger foudres, and 8-hectolitre terracotta amphorae. Unfined and unfiltered at bottling.

Blending 70% Grenache with 30% Syrah and using roughly 75% whole clusters, the 2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Habemus Papam shows exceptionally well, unwinding with prominent orange blossom, raspberry, fresh violets and dried herbs. Utterly sculpted and detailed, the medium- to full-bodied 2024 is shaping up to be a delicious Habemus Papam. I already look forward to tasting it from bottle.

This very Burgundian Chateauneuf has a wonderful silkiness and freshness for this hot and dry vintage. Full raspberry and forest berry aromas with a touch of dry forest floor character. Then the chalky tannins build at the moderately firm and bright finish. Very good aging potential. A cuvee of two parcels, one pure grenache, the other mainly grenache with a small amount of syrah. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink from release.

A blend of 60% Grenache Noir and 40% Syrah, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Habemus Papam reveals a floral, perfumed bouquet of dark cherries, violet and smoke mingled with a delicate touch of bacon. Moderately weighted and perfectly balanced, tense and layered, it's built around a vertical acidity, refined, elegantly structured tannins and a long, ethereal finish.