Dom. Oratoire St Martin Cairanne Reserve des Seigneurs Blanc 2008

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    Dom. Oratoire St Martin Cairanne Reserve des Seigneurs Blanc 2008 Front Label
    Dom. Oratoire St Martin Cairanne Reserve des Seigneurs Blanc 2008 Front Label

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    2008

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    Domaine Oratoire St Martin, France
    Like Bouïssiere in Gigondas and Martinelle in Ventoux, L’Oratoire Saint-Martin is an estate that is unquestionably a benchmark for quality for villages in the Côtes du Rhône. They are one of the “unknown” greats in the south; for more than 20 years L’Oratoire has mentored a number of young southern winemakers who have gone on to make waves of their own.

    The estate’s foothill vineyards—with their preponderance of chalk—are the key to L’Oratoire’s fruity, vibrant blends and relatively low-alcohol wines. These wines defy the claim that most southern Rhône blends are by default too heavy or alcoholic. Ripe black and red currants are the wines’ primary flavors. Aromas of red roses mix with classic Rhône rosemary, thyme and pine.

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    Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rhône blends originate from France’s Rhône Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions. Typically some combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier form the basis of a white Rhône blend with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the exact appellation. Somm Secret—In the Northern Rhône, blends of Marsanne and Roussanne are common but the south retains more variety. Marsanne, Roussanne as well as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Ugni Blanc are typical.

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    A long and narrow valley producing flavorful red, white, and rosé wines, the Rhône is bisected by the river of the same name and split into two distinct sub-regions—north and south. While a handful of grape varieties span the entire length of the Rhône valley, there are significant differences between the two zones in climate and geography as well as the style and quantity of Rhône wines produced. The Northern Rhône, with its continental climate and steep hillside vineyards, is responsible for a mere 5% or less of the greater region’s total output. The Southern Rhône has a much more Mediterranean climate, the aggressive, chilly Mistral wind and plentiful fragrant wild herbs known collectively as ‘garrigue.’

    In the Northern Rhône, the only permitted red variety is Syrah, which in the appellations of St.-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas and Côte-Rôtie, it produces velvety black-fruit driven, savory, peppery red wines often with telltale notes of olive, game and smoke. Full-bodied, perfumed whites are made from Viognier in Condrieu and Château-Grillet, while elsewhere only Marsanne and Roussanne are used, with the former providing body and texture and the latter lending nervy acidity. The wines of the Southern Rhône are typically blends, with the reds often based on Grenache and balanced by Syrah, Mourvèdre, and an assortment of other varieties. All three northern white varieties are used here, as well as Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourbelenc and more. The best known sub-regions of the Southern Rhône are the reliable, wallet-friendly Côtes du Rhône and the esteemed Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Others include Gigondas, Vacqueyras and the rosé-only appellation Tavel.

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