Le Cazot Blanc, La Valee des Aigles, Serodes & Kovac
Description
This frankly beautiful white wine started life as a co-fermentation in stainless steel tank of 65% Grenache Blanc, 20% Grenache Gris and 15% Vermentino, with a small portion of the blend finishing fermentation in used French oak barrels. The wine is fresh and exotic on the nose with charming aromas of tangerine, lime and pineapple. In the mouth the wine is both lively and zingy whilst displaying a delightful silky texture and a finish reminiscent of home-made custard. Yes, really!
The fact that the wine is organic rounds off the sense of its unadulterated honesty and humility, the feeling that we are tasting vineyards, old vines, and the work of a winemaker who wants to do as little ‘winemaking’ as possible in the pursuit of excellence. In other words, minimal intervention at its very best.
The name Cazot references the small, rudimentary stone-built shacks that were erected in days gone by to protect vineyard workers from inclement weather amongst the vines, but mostly from excessively hot Summer temperatures. Some of these structures can still be seen, fully intact or otherwise, in this part of southern France.
£19.95
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Product Code: S14715
Country
France
Region
Languedoc-Roussillon
Vintage
2022
Bottle Size
75cl
Closure
natural cork
Organic
YES
Grape Varieties
Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Vermentino
Producer Details
Boris Kovac began his project, Vallée des Aigles in 2003 and 5 years later finally purchased a small winery with 7 hectares of fantastic old vines in the commune of Latour de France in the Roussillon hills overlooking the Med, called Domaine de l’Agly.
Today, this is where Boris makes his own wines, and they could not be less New World in style if they tried. Instead, these wines embody the rich resources of old vine Carignan, Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre et al, and speak volumes of the unique and special terroir here. Boris is in high demand as a winemaking consultant throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon.
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