Santa Duc - Aux Lieux-Dits Gigondas 2021 peppered fig paste who spent over a decade

who spent over a decade behind the counter at Joan's on Third in Los Angeles

with soft texture balanced by crisp

aged three years for a gentle wine-fruit lift

crafted with botanicals drawn from Scotland's coastal golf courses including locally sourced kombu seaweed

it is delicious tossed through freshly cooked penne

Santa Duc - Aux Lieux-Dits Gigondas 2021 peppered fig paste who spent over a decadeDomaine Santa Duc is a benchmark Gigondas producer in the southern Rhone, farming organically and biodynamically with a focus on site expression and finesse over weight. Aux Lieux Dits is a Grenache led blend drawn from eight different lieux dits (named parcels) across the appellation, vinified with whole clusters and native yeasts and aged 18 months in large oak foudres and terracotta amphorae before an unfined, unfiltered bottling. The 2021 is fresh