BLANC SAINTE ANNE

ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC WHITE WINE 2024

TERROIR

AOP Côtes de Provence.
In the hilly area of the Maurettes the land consists of shaley soils derived from siluraian sages phyllites near Hyères, and Permian red sandstone.

GRAPE VARIETIES

70% Rolle, 30% Sémillon.

VINTAGE

The vintage 2024 is characterized by rainfall at the begin- ning of the year and at the end of the winter. Thanks to these conditions the soils were recharged in water after 3 years of harsh dryness. The budburst occured early in the middle of march. The spring was cool and rainy and we started to notice the ﬁrst blossoms by May 13th. The weather was hot and dry during July, and we had a good water reserve which helped the vines grow correctly. The harvest started the 16th of august and ended the 10th of september.

GROWING

The vineyards are worked by hand, using natural animal fertilizers. We do not use any chemical weed killers. Buds are trimmed and a green harvest is practice to purposefully limit yields. A part of the vineyard is plowed with horses. The area between the rows of vines is grassed over with cereals.

WINEMAKING

All grapes are harvested manually, sorted, not de-stem- med and directly loaded into an hydraulic Champenois Coquard press without crushing. The grapes are lightly pressed so as to obtain optimum delicacy and fragrance from the very heart of the grapes. Fermentation with selected yeasts in stainless steel then malolactic fermentation and ageing in concrete egg and stainless steel. The wine is bottled at the Château la Tour de l’Evêque.

TASTING NOTES

Pale lemon yellow. Delicate nose of pear and pineapple, its white blossoms such as acacia are backed by stony aromas. Dry, with tense acidity, the palate is linear and focused with citrusy precision, ending up with pomelo and citrus peel, some zests on saline background. Incredible freshness for the vintage. Turbot fish with citrus butter sauce.

— Julia & Bruno Scavo

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