This original cuvée with exceptional minerality comes from an old grape variety Grenache Gris from a plot of old vines called «l’Estang» planted in the 50s.
Food matches
Aperitif wine on foie gras, asparagus, scallop risotto or cheese. Serve at 6 – 8°C.
Appellation
IGP Oc.
Grape variety
100% Grenache Gris.
Age of the vines
70 years.
Terroirs
Chalky-clay.
Mode of driving the vines
Gobelet.
Yield
15 hl/ha.
Vinification
Whole bunches harvested by hand in boxes of 10 kgs. Long fermentation in half-muids of 600 liters after delicate pressing, followed by batoning each morning.
Aging
Aged in half-muids for a year.
Tasting notes
The extraordinary minerality of this Grenache, its sharp and powerful aromas giving on bitter almond, fennel and dry apricot give it a remarkable hold worthy of the greatest white wines.
This original cuvée with exceptional minerality comes from an old grape variety Grenache Gris from a plot of old vines called «l’Estang» planted in the 50s.
Food matches
Aperitif wine on foie gras, asparagus, scallop risotto or cheese. Serve at 6 – 8°C.
Appellation
IGP Oc.
Grape variety
100% Grenache Gris.
Age of the vines
70 years.
Terroirs
Chalky-clay.
Mode of driving the vines
Gobelet.
Yield
15 hl/ha.
Vinification
Whole bunches harvested by hand in boxes of 10 kgs. Long fermentation in half-muids of 600 liters after delicate pressing, followed by batoning each morning.
Aging
Aged in half-muids for a year.
Tasting notes
The extraordinary minerality of this Grenache, its sharp and powerful aromas giving on bitter almond, fennel and dry apricot give it a remarkable hold worthy of the greatest white wines.