In the heart of Languedoc , facing the town of Sète and Mont Saint Clair, cradled by the Lagoon of Thau, the Domaine Saint-André, with an area of 30 hectares, brings together all the traditional grape varieties of the Languedoc ( Cinsault, Carignan, Chardonnay, Muscat, Roussanne, Vermentino and Viognier ), to which are added certain Bordeaux grape varieties ( Merlot and Cabernet Franc ). Its vineyard benefits from a Mediterranean climate tempered by maritime influences. Its soil, predominantly clay-limestone, is conducive to the production of excellent quality wines.
James Suckling, 2024, 92 points: "A well-rounded, balanced and lively white with notes of flower honey, blanched almonds and some stone fruit. It's medium-bodied with a fresh stream of delicious fruit character at the center and a flavourful, juicy and vivid finish. Drink or hold." Jancis Robinson, January 2024, 16.5 points: 'Hazelnut-butter oakiness on the nose which is gently balanced by fresh honeydew-melon and crisp yellow-apple fruit on the palate. Clean-cut, liquorice-lined acidity. Great balance and although back-label food-pairing suggestions are normally nonsense, I totally agree with their suggestion of truffle risotto with this. Be generous with the parmesan on top. But it's actually the kind of wine you could put on the dinner table no matter what you're serving, and it will be amenably delicious and complicit. Roast chicken, pork chops, macaroni cheese, fish cakes, silken-tofu and miso soup... it would happily pair with all of them and anything that is not too spicy, sharp or delicate.'
