Tasting note
Silver lime-leaf green, fine fizz; good yeast autolysis and green fruit with lemon grass accent; lovely delicate style with good balance between acidity and dosage. Nicely defined mid-palate with rich flavour, clean and crisp finish.
Viticulture
Yield of 46 hl / ha and planting density of 3,600 vines/ ha. All vines are trellised and the majority of the vines is double guyot. Winter pruning, followed by debudding and leaf thinning during the growing season. Harvesting by hand. South facing slope on a clay and green sand soil.
Vinification
Pneumatic press and fermentation controlled at 17-19C for an average of 12 days. Cold stabilised, blended and secondary fermentation in bottle. Aged on lees minimum 18 mths then disgorged.
Food Match
The wine works well with pan-asian dishes.