Villa Blanche
Beautiful yellow colour with green sparkling shades. White wine with intense nose of white flowers with a hint of green apple and mature fruit. Good structure and expansive mouth, with a subtil mix between white flowers and fruits aromas, reminding the original aromatic fragrance.
Technical sheet
Appellation
IGP Pays d’Oc
Vintage
2011
Varieties
100% Chardonnay
Alcohol
13% alc./vol
Terroir
Volcanic
The climate is typically mediterranean, warm and sunny with a low rainfall. Winters are mild, summers are hot and usual drought conditions fully matured the grapes. Concerning the culture : vines are ploughed. We do not use weedkiller. Pruning is short to regulate the vine's growth and its grapes yields. The vines shoots are tied up along vires to be given the favourable angle to ripen the grapes.
Vinification
The grapes are picked up by machines at the best maturity. Picked up early in the morning to avoid that warmness oxidize grapes. The stalks are taken off. Maceration lasts up to 13 hours at 7° C. Fermentation is quite long. The product is stabilized in the cold (- 6° C).
Ageing
Ageing for three months in oak barrels. The wine is bottled and stocked in piles in an appropriate cellar.
Recognition and awards
- Meilleur Chardonnay du Monde Top 5 under 908 Chardonnay
- Jancis Robinson 6 under 69 Chardonnay Read article
- Decanter Bronze Medal
- Collection IGP – Pays d’Oc Gold Ambassador Top 15
- International Wine Challenge Commended
Geographical location
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