Châteauneuf-du-Pape Xavier white 2010 (6x75 cl)

Vins blancs Appellation : Châteauneuf-du-Pape Millésime : 2010 La caisse TTC : 150 € La bouteille TTC : 25 €

BLEND : 40% Roussanne, 30% Clairette, 20% white Grenache and 10 % assemblages from vines which involved plans to Picpoul, Bourboulenc and Ugni blanc.

TERROIRS : The grapes come from more than 40 plots spread throughout the appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

YIELDS : 25 hectoliters per hectare on average, manual harvesting.

VINIFICATION AND GROWING : Roussanne is vinified, crossed through and aged in barrels for over seven months. Clairette and Grenache Blanc, a vinified at low temperature but not excessive so as to preserve the minerality of the wine. Objective is to maintain the trend crystal without making  musts flavors "technological".

COMMENT : Beautiful golden eye from the Roussanne, brilliant. Highlighting the minerality and freshness with ripe grapes on a tart.
In addition to citrus still present, the aromas of white fruit, vine peach and notes of sweet spices and ginger dominate for now.
The Roussanne gives a hint of quince, honey and apricot.
This nose become more complex with time evolved into the flavors of Grenache Blanc and Clairette (mainly discrete fennel).
In the mouth, a lot of fat, fresh, and length that promise a great future to this Chateauneuf. 

SERVICE: 13°C

AGEING POTENTIAL : ideal in 2012, he will keep another 3 to 5 years more for those who appreciate the slightly phase advanced encaustic white wines.