Sauvignon Blanc Terroir Littoral Dry White Wine 2020 750ml / Fortant de France

VARIETY : Sauvignon Blanc

ALCOHOL : 12%

IGP PAYS D'OC SAUVIGNON BLANC TERROIR LITTORAL

TASTING NOTES

This wine boasts lemon yellow colour tinged with green highlights. Its nose is intense yet fresh with notes of grapefruit and pineapple. Fresh on the palate with lovely flavours of citrus and a lively finish.

ORIGINS OF THE CUVEE

A refuge for seafarers since ancient times, the bay of Mont Saint-Clair was long a highly valued spot on the Mediterranean. The compass showed the way to Sète, which became a powerful symbol for the inhabitants of this former island.

PHILOSOPHY

« Based on the expertise of four generations of winemakers, we want to reflect the diversity and the richness of opportunity across the Languedoc region with a full qualitative approach encompassing all the key elements from the vines to the wines »

TERROIR

These wines are sourced from selected vineyards located in the coastal valleys around Sète. The coastal terroir is sunny and bountiful, offering delectable, exuberant wines with flavours of citrus, red and tropical fruit. Boasting relatively young and rather fertile soils, this terroir, with the help of modern viticultural and winemaking techniques, is well-suited to bringing out all of the aromas and flavours of each grape variety as well as those produced during fermentation such as thiols, terpenes and esters.

VINIFICATION

Harvested by night to keep the freshness, each vineyard lot is gently pressed after a 6 hours skin contact to allow the full aroma expression of Sauvignon blanc. The lots are fermented at low temperature for more finesse & purity and after 3 months of sur lies aging with gentle battonage (to mature the wine), each component is blended to create the Fortant de France signature.

AGEING

3 months sur lies