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Cuvée Vauban Blanc
Cuvée Vauban Blanc
AOP Collioure
A pale yellow colour with light green tints. Aromas of apricots and mixed exotic fruit. On opening the mineral aromas give way to the smell of the garrigue. The wine is fresh and full bodied on the palate with an explosive fruity nal.
Soil
The Collioure vineyard grows on brown schist soil near the sea at the extreme point where the Pyrenees mountains meet the Mediterranean sea.
Grape varieties
60% Grenache gris, 30% Grenache blanc, 10% Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino.
Production method
After a careful double selection process in the vineyard and at the cellar, the Grenache Gris grapes pressed in whole bunches. The Vermentinno is skin contact macerated for a few hours. Then all of the grapes are pressed using the Champagne method.
Ageing
30% is fermented in wood, then aged 4 months in oak vats on the lees. The wine is the bottled early
Description
A pale yellow colour with light green tints. Aromas of apricots and mixed exotic fruit. On opening the mineral aromas give way to the smell of the garrigue. The wine is fresh and full bodied on the palate with an explosive fruity final.
Serving suggestion
Perfect with shellfish, grilled fish and poultry.
Serving temperature
Serve between 8 and 10°C.