Nose
The delightful interplay between gentle white florals, lemon & grapefruit citrus notes, & ripe white nectarine, is enhanced by cashew nuttiness with hints of vanilla, caramel & ginger
Palate
Medium bodied in weight & supremely elegant. The minerally, oyster shell core is encased by succulent stone fruit flavours, whilst the citrus notes are reprised on the deliciously long finish
Growing Conditions
A wet winter & spring impacted fruit set, leading to reduced yields. Yet, 2022 was an outstanding vintage. Warm, dry conditions in summer & autumn provided exceptional growing & ripening conditions. Bird pressure was greatly reduced due to strong flowering of native flora. Remarkable quality
Harvest
84% Clone 95 & 16% Gingin hand-picked at 11.8 °Bé on 18th February 2022
Bottling
Bottled in December 2022
Winemaking
On arrival at the winery, the fruit was chilled overnight & then gently whole bunch pressed straight to 228L Burgundy barrels (of which 35% were new) allowed to undergo a wild ferment. Early discretionary lees stirring was carried out & malolactic fermentation was blocked. After a rigorous barrel selection, the wine was blended, filtered, but not fined
Aging
The wine was aged for nine months in barrel
Appearance
Pale straw with green edges
Food Pairing
Crab cakes with dill mayonnaise or fresh gougères