Saint Chinian

The terroir of Saint-Chinian is better known for its red wines than its whites. But this apparently arid, rocky terroir is in fact extremely varied. The altitude, freshness and depth of certain soils is perfectly adapted to making great white wines and, after a remarkable first vintage in 2016, we now have the confirmation in 2018 that this terroir can produce top quality whites.

This is a brilliant, limpid daffodil yellow wine shot through with golden gleams. The nose is delicate in a floral (broom, as always) and exotic register. Barrel ageing confers lightly toasted notes which lifts this rich aromatic palette that is typically Mediterranean. White peach, apricot and pear reveal themselves after a few swirls of the glass. The same blend of four grapes gives superb complexity and perfect balance in the mouth. The combination of smoothness, length and freshness thanks to an agreeable minerality augurs great ageing potential for this wine.