Nose

The bouquet is equally impressive, demonstrating this vintage's huge ripeness as it offers up white peach and apricot with hints of William pear and touch of citrus fruit in the form of 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.
Plot-by-plot management with integrated drainage system

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
- Alcoholic fermentation at 13.5 degrees in barrels
- Maturing over fine lees during 8 months, in concrete tanks (30%) and 70% in French oak barrels : mild toast, 35% new wood and 35% used once previously, with stirring (twice a month).

Aging

8 months in barrels

Appearance

With its large proportion of very ripe Sémillon, this wine is a superb, radiant golden yellow.