NIEUW
When do we know when something is forever? 2022
Chardonnay from 30 years old vines of Mazel, Jocelyne and Gérald Ousrtic. Sauvignon Blanc from their younger vines. We pressed the all grapes together directly on the old wooden pressoir of Mazel for five days - we only used the totally of this juice from the four first days. The juice from the fifth and last day was used for another wine.
After a couple of days of fermentation in a fiberglass tank, we transferred the now fermenting young wine to old barriques. In these barriques the wine finished its fermentation and stayed until bottling in May 2026, meaning close to four years of élevage without any topping up of the barrels.
The élevage helped the wine to get rid of the clumsy and often not so elegant exotic fruit of a warm vintage as 2022. It added also another layer of well pronounced oxidation as well as notes similar to the bitter acidity we know from salted lemons and olive oil. Very interesting.
| Specificatie | Omschrijving |
|---|---|
| herkomst | Ardèche |
| druif | blend |
| alcoholpercentage | 14,75 |
| soort | witte wijn |
| toegevoegd sulfiet | geen |
| inhoud | 0,75 liter |
