Châteauneuf du Pape - White

Grape variety: 

100% GRENACHE BLANC

Terroir: 

This cuvée comes from our best plot of white Grenache on a soil of river
stones and red clay located on one of the high points of the plateau of Chateauneufdu-
pape.

Harvest: 

After waiting for the optimum ripeness, the grapes were harvested
manually on august 30, 2017.

Vinification: 

The grapes are picked by hand, early in the morning to keep the
freshness, sorted and packed in a way to limit the crushing. The bunches are pressed
gently in a pneumatic press. The musts are selected, then sent to the stainless steel
tank. After settling in the cold, the Grenaches are filled in barrels for the alcoholic
fermentation.

Aging: 

Maturing 8 months in barrels of 500l and 228l. (100% of the total volume in
barrels).

Tasting: 

Pale gold crystal with green highlights. The nose is extremely rich:
grapefruit and rifle stone at the beginning it evolves towards aromas of stone fruits.
In the mouth, the attack is lemon and then the fat takes over and coats the papillae,
to return to the final on the mineral notes that give it a nice length. To be drunk for
more than 10 years, at 12 ° C.

Food and wine pairings: 

Fish with white flesh, scallops, lobster, seafood.

Presse: 

94/100 Wine Spectator