Château la Tour de l'évêque

BLANC SAINTE ANNE

ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC WHITE WINE 2025

SAINTE ANNE BLANC SM 141-6001 Detoure

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 VARIETY

100% Rolle.

VINTAGE

The 2025 vintage is marked by a striking contrast between water-rich soils and heatwaves. Autumn 2024 and the winter were very rainy. The vines began their growth cycle with good water conditions, allowing for a fast development early in the season: budbreak started very early on March 13. The first flowers appeared as early as May 12. The rain on May 20 was the last, and it was particularly hot from late May until the end of July.Consequently, the heat peak in early August accelerated grape ripening, and the harvest began on August 15 and ended on September 4.

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