Winemaker Notes
The dress is clear golden yellow. The nose is complex mixing notes of fresh fruit and a buttery tip. The palate reveals aromas of white flowers, fresh fruit and buttery, toasted notes with a long finish as well as a beautiful balance between tension and volume.
Serve with fried scallops, roasted chicken or as an aperitif.
Blend: 73% Chardonnay, 18% Sauvignon, 9% Viognier
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
An aromatic nose with lemon zest, pebbles, dried herbs and quince zest. Well-balanced and lively with a medium body and crisp acidity. Creamy texture with a fresh, fruity finish. Chardonnay, viognier and sauvignon blanc. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification.
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Decanter
An alluring sweet nose with baking spices, peach, mango, pineapples and wild herbs. Pleasantly textured on the palate, warm finish.
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Wine Spectator
A decadent white, with an alluring mix of apple puree, warm cinnamon and salted brioche flavors. Delivers a deftly inlaid frame of minerality, which brings energy and vividness to the richly styled, savory palate. Silky textured and persistent, revealing hints of dried sage and thyme. Chardonnay, Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino and Sauvignon Blanc.
Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rhône blends originate from France’s Rhône Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions. Typically some combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier form the basis of a white Rhône blend with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the exact appellation. Somm Secret—In the Northern Rhône, blends of Marsanne and Roussanne are common but the south retains more variety. Marsanne, Roussanne as well as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Ugni Blanc are typical.
An extensive appellation producing a diverse selection of good quality and great values, Languedoc spans the Mediterranean coast from the Pyrenees mountains of Roussillon all the way to the Rhône Valley. Languedoc’s terrain is generally flat coastal plains, with a warm Mediterranean climate and frequent risk of drought.
Virtually every style of wine is made in this expansive region. Most dry wines are blends with varietal choice strongly influenced by the neighboring Rhône Valley. For reds and rosés, the primary grapes include Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvèdre. White varieties include Grenache Blanc, Muscat, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Macabéo, Clairette, Piquepoul and Bourbelenc.
International varieties are also planted in large numbers here, in particular Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The key region for sparkling wines here is Limoux, where Blanquette de Limoux is believed to have been the first sparkling wine made in France, even before Champagne. Crémant de Limoux is produced in a more modern style.