This wine is great with a Monkfish blanquette, grilled fish and all types of shellfish, especially a crayfish fricassée. It is also excellent as an aperitif.
The grapes for this wine come from vineyards that stretch over hills and wide terraces clay and limestone, covered with pebbles slaty
Grape varieties
60% Chardonnay, 40% Viognier.
Production method
The grapes are picked just before dawn to preserve their freshness. They are then lightly crushed and then pressed in an oxygen free envionement. The must is then allowed to settle , then the wine is fermented at low temperature. The use of specially selected yeasts reveal the finest aromas of these 2 grape varieties.
Ageing
In tanks on fine lees with regular stirring for few months.
Description
The wine is a shimmering yellow with golden highlights. The nose is delicate, fruity and elegant with notes of black current flowers and slightly mineral aromas. The attack is soft and rounded and a finish which is agreable and well balanced.
Storing
This wine should be drunk within 18 months.
Serving suggestion
This wine is great with a Monkfish blanquette, grilled fish and all types of shellfish, especially a crayfish fricassée. It is also excellent as an aperitif.
Serving temperature
Serve between 12 and 14°C.
Ultimate pairing choice: A John Dory fillet with creamy leek sauce.
