Varietal mix 96% Chardonnay
4% Chenin Blanc

Maturing Alcoholic fermentation in barrel
8 months ageing in French oak barrels
1/3 new barrel
1/3 1-year barrels
1/3 2-years barrels

Tasting notes

Brilliant yellow colour with green reflections.

Fine and elegant on the nose, with aromas of white flowers associated with hints of verbena, coriander and white pepper. The silky-textured attack reveals notes of pear and aniseed spice. The pleasantly tangy mid-palate offers a sensation of freshness and subtly balanced flavours in which the minerality dominates. The wine shows remarkable harmony with a very long finish.

After a mild and dry winter, bud burst was early. It started on 18 March, a few days ahead of a normal year. Spring was cool and the rains in May (100 mm) reassured us about the water reserves. The morning frost on 6 May affected some of our Chardonnay plots. The head start seen at bud burst was reduced and flowering was spread out from 30 May to 8 June, normal dates for the estate. The summer was hot with regular rainfall, with peaks of 36°C recorded on several occasions in July and August.

Despite these exceptional temperatures, and thanks to the freshness of our terroir, véraison began on 2 August and ended on 18 August in the coolest plots.

The harvest began in the earliest ripening plots on 9 September, typical for the estate, and ended on 20 September. And, for the first time, we harvested 0.26 hectares of Chenin Blanc from a plot adjoining the estate. The very fine weather in autumn allowed us to harvest magnificent grapes with ideal ripeness and in an excellent state of health.