Nose
The bouquet is equally impressive, demonstrating this vintage's huge ripeness as it offers up white peach and apricot with hints os of william pear and a touch of citrus fruit in the form mandarin, plus some vanilla and smoke notes from maturation.
Palate
Soft and silky in the attack, the touch of oak continues the impression from the nose in beautifully delicate style paired with a slight bitter touch, pleasant freshness and a lingering gourmet finish.
Growing Conditions
Clay-limestone and fine gravel over a clay-limestone subsoil
Ploy by plot management with integrated drainage system
Eco-responsible viticulture certified HVE 3 : High environmental value
Harvest
100 % manual, with sorting in the vineyard and transportation in small cases to avoid any risk of oxydation
Bottling
At the property
Winemaking
Light pressing for the grapes in inert conditions ( horizontal pneumatic press )
Cold must settling : 8 degrees in small, thermo regulated stainless steel vats
Alocoholic fermentation at 16.5 degrees in barrels : 50 % new and 50% used once previously.
Aging
100 % of the production in French oak barrels with mild toast : 50% new and 50% used once previoulsy.
Over fine lees, with stirring, during 8 months.
Appearance
With its large proportion of very ripe Sémillon, this wine is a superb, radiant golden yellow.