Cote des Roses chardonnay 2024 75cl white wine

This Cote des Roses cuvée celebrates the Art de Vivre Méditerranéen. The soil, highly varied, consists mainly of hard limestone from the garrigue, schist soils as well as gravel brought by the rivers and waterways of the Languedoc. The climate, warm and windy ("semi-arid Mediterranean climate with a mild winter variant") promotes the ripening of the grapes and their good condition, while preserving freshness thanks to altitude and the effect of the sea, which moderates the high summer temperatures. Its bottle is unique, with a rose-shaped base, created by a young designer from the École Boulle. It is a wine to be offered like a bouquet of roses!

The grapes are harvested at perfect ripeness in order to express the optimal potential of the grape variety. A meticulous sorting of the harvest is carried out at picking and upon reception of the grapes. The work on the grapes takes place under neutral gas to minimise the risk of oxidation of the musts. The grapes are destemmed, cooled to 8°C and sent to the press to extract the must. Particular attention is paid to the pressing so as to retain only the finest first-run juices. The juices are then settled to a greater or lesser degree depending on the desired aromatic profile. Fermentations last between 15 and more than 30 days depending on the degree of clarification and the temperature applied. Part of the wine is vinified and then aged in 225-litre Bordeaux barrels for approximately 4 months, whilst the remainder is vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at low temperature, in order to preserve the freshness and integrity of the aromas. The distinctive character of this grape variety lies in the nobility of its aromas and the delicacy of its wines. Finally, after a light fining, bottling takes place relatively early in order to preserve the fresh and fruity character of the wines.

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