Nose
Very fruity nose, nuances of apricot and peach and smoky vanilla, fresh minerality with fine acidity, a lovely finish with coating tannins and light oak.
Growing Conditions
- Vinyard age: 15 - 35 years
- Cultivation system: Guyot
- Position: a soft slope directed south, 550 m sea level
- Soil: limestone gravel with clay
Yeld per hectare: 6.000 kg/ha
Harvest
Manual selection in the vineyard.
Winemaking
Spontaneous fermentation half in oak barrel of 10 hl and half in new Tonneaux, malolactic fermentation, the wine refines on its fine lees for 15 months with regular battonage, assemblage and further 6 months of bottle-aging before release
Food Pairing
Pairs well with hearty dishes and game dishes, lovely as an accompaniment to rich fish dishes, also fish tartar and pasta, a perfect partner to chicken and veal.