Domaine Raspail-Ay ★ 4.6
One of Gigondas's most respected traditional estates, producing Grenache-dominant reds from old vines on clay-limestone slopes.
Tasting: Tasting room at the domaine; open weekdays
Signature wines: Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas
ClassificationGigondas AOC
VarietalsGrenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
Founded1874
TastingTasting room open at the domaine in Gigondas
BiodynamicBiodynamic Practicing
OrganicECOCERT
NeighbourhoodGigondas
Signature wines: Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas, Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues
Tip: Aux Relagnes is the classic Gigondas cuvee; Hautes Garrigues is the prestige single-vineyard bottling.
Cheese with Domaine Santa Duc wines
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage
Our pick These Grenache-led southern Rhône reds are ripe and warm, with tannin that runs from soft to firm across the bottles. Their ripe fruit meets the salt of a mild, creamy blue like Vercors-Sassenage, and the cheese's fat softens the tannin.
Southern Rhône cru reds (Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Rasteau, Cairanne, Lirac), Rhone Valley: Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues · Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Aux Lieux-Dits · Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas
Location
Address: Route de Gigondas, 84190 Gigondas, France, Rhone Valley
Also in Gigondas
Chateau de Saint Cosme ★ 4.7
Gigondas estate with recorded winemaking history to the 15th century, run by Louis Barruol as both domaine and Southern Rhone negociant.
Tasting: Tasting room open at the chateau; appointment recommended
Signature wines: Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas, Chateau de Saint Cosme Le Claux
Tip: The estate occupies the hillside above the village with Roman-era cellars carved from the rock.
More vineyards in Rhone Valley
Domaine Raspail-Ay ★ 4.6
One of Gigondas's most respected traditional estates, producing Grenache-dominant reds from old vines on clay-limestone slopes.
Tasting: Tasting room at the domaine; open weekdays
Signature wines: Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas
Chateau de Saint Cosme ★ 4.7
Gigondas estate with recorded winemaking history to the 15th century, run by Louis Barruol as both domaine and Southern Rhone negociant.
Tasting: Tasting room open at the chateau; appointment recommended
Signature wines: Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas, Chateau de Saint Cosme Le Claux
Tip: The estate occupies the hillside above the village with Roman-era cellars carved from the rock.
Domaine La Soumade ★ 4.5
Rasteau family domaine producing both the dry appellation red and the traditional Rasteau vin doux naturel (VDN), one of the few maintaining this fortified wine tradition.
Tasting: Tasting room open at the domaine in Rasteau
Signature wines: Domaine La Soumade Rasteau Cuvee Confiance, Domaine La Soumade Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel
Tip: The Rasteau VDN is a fortified Grenache in Rancio style; a disappearing tradition well worth seeking out.
Domaine Gourt de Mautens ★ 4.9
Jerome Bressy's Rasteau estate, founded in 1996, declassifies its wines to IGP Vaucluse and farms old-vine field blends including rare local varieties such as Camarese, Counoise, and Vaccarese on 14 hectares of clay-limestone.
Tasting: By appointment at the domaine
Signature wines: Domaine Gourt de Mautens IGP Vaucluse
Tip: Production is around 30,000 bottles annually; wines allocated through specialist importers and a small mailing list.
Domaine Brusset ★ 4.4
Cairanne and Gigondas producer with a large portfolio, a reference estate for the newly elevated Cairanne AOC.
Tasting: Open tasting room at the domaine in Cairanne
Signature wines: Domaine Brusset Cairanne
Domaine de la Presidente ★ 4.3
Long-established Cairanne estate well-known for the Grande Garde cuvee from old vines across multiple appellations.
Tasting: Open tasting room; Monday to Saturday
Signature wines: Domaine de la Presidente Cairanne
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