Ideal with roasted chicken, butter-poached lobster, grilled sea bass, or pork tenderloin with herbs.
Oratoire St-Martin Cairanne Haut Coustias 2020
NT$1,690
Couleur : Blanc
Alcool : 13.5% vol.
Cépage : 30% Clairette, 30% Roussanne, 30% Marsanne and 10% Grenache Blanc
Contenance : 75 cl
Alcool : 13.5% vol.
Cépage : 30% Clairette, 30% Roussanne, 30% Marsanne and 10% Grenache Blanc
Contenance : 75 cl
Histoire du domaine
Situé à Cairanne, dans la Vallée du Rhône méridionale, Domaine de l’Oratoire Saint-Martin est un domaine familial depuis plus de 300 ans. Ce vin est devenu un véritable vin culte en France après qu’Olivier Poussier (Meilleur Sommelier du Monde 2000 et spécialiste de la Vallée du Rhône pour *La Revue du Vin de France) en a comparé la qualité à celle d’un Hermitage blanc.
Terroir
Haut Coustias is a selection from the Estate’s oldest, lowest-yielding white vines, which mostly face east in the chalkiest, coolest part of Oratoire’s La Montagne terroirs (the name given to the steepest area of Cairanne). The average age of the vines is 75 years, and these venerable plants produce a tiny 20 hl/ha on average. Each variety was harvested and vinified separately in concrete eggs before blending.
Notes de dégustation
This is layered, complex and confidently full-bodied in the best spirit of this benchmark wine. Opening with a hint of reduction, the palate is long and tongue-coating, and embedded with deep citrus, aniseed and sweet herbal flavors. The finish is powerful and long, underpinned by a nip of food-friendly phenolics. There is so much going on; you want to pour it into a decanter and see it evolve as you contemplate the bottle.
