Château Saint-Esprit – Famille Croce-Spinelli Origin (Red)

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Château Saint-Esprit – Famille Croce-Spinelli Origin (Red)

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  • 2024

    Château Saint-Esprit – Famille Croce-Spinelli Origin (Red) 2024 - Highly RecommendedTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Translucent ruby. Very reductive struck match on the nose, some red fruit. Very juicy and refreshing, with vibrant acidity and lots of red fruit. Quite tight, structural and restrained, with surprisingly extracted and pippy tannins. Powerful, drying and slightly phenolic. To my taste, it lacks a little ripeness, and is only just making up for it with sheer intensity of fruit and grippy texture. Definitely a summer red for those who appreciate the minerality and occasional austerity of very pale Provence rosé, coupled with the struck match and structure of good Syrah - or, in this case, Cinsault. Especially if left to decant for a while, this becomes rather beguiling...

    Tasted April 2026

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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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