Les Quarts 2021
Burgundy - Beaujolais - Pouilly-Vinzelles
Tasting notes
Appearance:
A dazzling wine with a clear, bright, pale gold hue.
Nose:
An intense, highly expressive bouquet with fruity aromas of peaches and citrus. The wine's ageing process also comes through in the form of buttery and toasted bread notes and a fine reduction.
Palate:
The is a dense, opulent wine with a lovely acidity and minerality. These create a gorgeous freshness that makes for a long-lasting aromatic finish.
Sommelier's advice: Serve between 10-12°C. Ageing potential of 5 to 10 years.
Bresse poultry in a creamy sauce, Mediterranean-style roast octopus, grilled avocado, grapefruit, pickled onions and lemon vinaigrette.
Bresse poultry in a creamy sauce, Mediterranean-style roast octopus, grilled avocado, grapefruit, pickled onions and lemon vinaigrette.
Grape variety/varieties:
Chardonnay
Soil:
Clay-limestone on the surface with veins of quartz.
East-facing.
East-facing.
Vinification:
Pneumatic pressing followed by a light settling. Immediate transfer into barrels for fermentation with native yeasts at a controlled temperature of between 20-21°C to impart body and structure to the wine, which later undergoes a complete malolatic fermentation.
Ageing:
Aged in French oak barrels (400 litres) for 12 months.
Alcohol content:
12