This white is even more impressive that it’s red brother! A totally natural wine, with incredible richness and flavour, making the best use of these very old vines and unusual grape varieties. Perfect use of oak adds even more complexity and the overall package is simply stunning. A totally unique wine.

CHARACTERISTICS

Mid yellow in the glass and sometimes slightly cloudy from the lack of filtration. The nose leaps from the glass with, powerful citrus flavours, almond, green herbs and some vanilla from the oak. Full, rich and powerful in the mouth, balanced beautifully by lovely acidity, which cleans the palate and givers great length. Can be drunk on its own, but really deserves food to match it. Stronger tasting fish, creamy dishes and blue cheeses would be perfect. This wine will age further, gaining complexity and will hit its peak in 3-5 years.

THE WINERY

2 friends from the Perpignan region (Julien Ditté and Olivier Cazenave) having spent a number of years working for other wineries, took the decision one night over a glass of wine that they could do better on their own. With limited funds, it was only ever going to be a small project, but with their years of local knowledge, they were able to find 2 of the best old vines parcels in the region. One for a red (3,000 bottles) and one for a white (1,500 bottles). They then pursued winemaking of the most extreme order and in the most natural way. Super rigorous vine management, limited intervention, very long fermentations and long, careful aging to produce some incredible wines. So small, they are way below the radar of the critics at the moment, but we are convinced that when they do hit the map, the wines are going to get fantastic acclaim. In the meantime, we can all enjoy the fact we got ahead of the pack with an outstanding discovery winery! As a way of demonstrating just how particular they are, the bottles are wax topped by hand and stamped one by one by Julien’s daughter!