Pale yellow color. rich and aromatic with intense scents of fruit (gooseberry, passion fruit, green tomato, strawberry and lemon). It also displays floral nuances (honeysuckle), and a mineral "flinty" scent from the limestone soil. It is very fresh on the palate with a good acidity which gives it freshness. Rich, round and well-balanced finish.
Serve well chilled (8°C), as an apéritif, with seafood, fish or summer dishes (asparagus, mixed salads).
- climate
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Cool climate with lots of light and rainfalls. Grapes harvested early in the morning and transported rapidly to the winery. Pressing after a short period of skin contact (about 8 hours). Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats at low temperatures (15 to 18°C). Contact with the air is avoided. Few-months ageing on its fine lees, in a carbon dioxide atmosphere. Early bottling. No malolactic fermentation.
- soil
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Limestone soils.
- vinification
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Grapes harvested early in the morning and transported rapidly to the winery. Pressing after a short period of skin contact (about 8 hours). Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats at low temperatures (15 to 18°C). Contact with the air is avoided. Few-months ageing on its fine lees, in a carbon dioxide atmosphere. Early bottling. No malolactic fermentation.