GRAPE VARIETY
100 % Marsanne.
SOIL
Slightly acid granite on the right bank of the Rhône on the foothills of the Massif Central.
VINIFICATION
After pressing, the must is cold settled for 48 hours.
Only the indigenous yeasts are used for the fermentation which occurs at temperatures ranging from 18 to 20°C. |
MATURING
A small part of the wine is fermented in oak barrels, the rest remains in stainless steel vats. The two wines are blended before bottling in the spring following the harvest.
TASTING
Colour : pale yellow colour with green tints.
Nose : mineral, with a gunflint note (characteristic of granite).
Palate : round attack, then expression of the wine’s mineral side. Floral and honeyed finish. |
