Appellation Pays d’Oc
Color and alcohol Dry White Organic wine 13% vol
Grape variety Chardonnay 100%, with low yields (30hl/ha)
Soil Terrace of pebbles with clayey subsurface
Comments of the cellarman
Golden yellow color, this wine has a great vividness, with citrus and white flowers aromas. The mouth is ample and softly.
Vinification
In the vineyard are only allowed natural products: organic fertilizer (manure), copper against mildew, sulfur against powdery mildew. Excludes all synthetic products such as herbicides, pesticides, GMOs. Organic standards compliance is checked two times per year by the Bureau Veritas. Night harvest to preserve the flavors of the grape. The grapes macerate 2 to 3 hours in the press before pressing at low pressure to dissolve a maximum of aromas. It is then clarified naturally at room temperature for 48 h. Alcoholic fermentation occurs between 15 ° and 18 ° C in stainless steel tanks for 3 weeks. The wine continues in vats on fine lees for 4 months. The sulfite rate is lower in 100mg/l.
Rewards Prix d'Excellence at Concours des Oenologues de France in 2016 (2015 vintage year)
Food pairing Fish, seafood, Shell, goat cheese.
Cellaring potential 1 to 3 years