Bottler: Bret Brothers/La Soufrandière, 125 rue Aux Bourgeois, 71680 Vinzelles / France
In the glass
Colour
Bright, deep straw yellow.
Nose
Delicate citrus notes such as green mandarin and orange blossom, paired with wet blackboard chalk, salty oyster shell and nuances of herbal tea.
Palate
Taut, bright acidity and fine, powdery tannins shape the palate; sinewy, brisk and extremely appealing.
Character
A focused, racy and mineral white wine full of energy and freshness, reminiscent of a dynamic sprint.
Pairing
Excellent with fresh oysters, pan-roasted turbot or fine goat’s cheese variations.
Notes
Fermented biodynamically in concrete eggs, aged with zero added sulphur and bottled unfiltered – an extremely purist terroir wine from the foot of the Roche de Vergisson.
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Rich, radiant straw yellow, luminous and clear in the glass.
Nose
Delicate and focused with fresh citrus nuances of green mandarin, lemon zest and fine orange blossom. With a little aeration, cool, mineral tones reveal themselves, such as wet blackboard chalk, crushed oyster shells and a saline sea breeze, underlined by soothing herbal and chamomile tea.
Palate
Incredibly sinewy, taut and dynamic on the palate. A radiant, bright acidity meets powdery, perfectly polished phenolics. The wine presents a medium body, immense drinkability and a crystal-clear, citrus-led structure.
Terroir & Origin
The grapes stem from an east-facing plot of around two hectares in the climat “La Bonnode” at the foot of the imposing Roche de Vergisson. Here, the approximately 35-year-old vines root deeply in limestone- and clay-rich soils.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Single-varietal Chardonnay from biodynamic farming (Demeter). The must was spontaneously fermented without added sulphur in a 19-hectolitre concrete egg and aged there on its lees for over a year. Following a short resting period in stainless steel tanks, it was bottled unfiltered with only a minimal dose of sulphur.
Pairing Recommendations
Excellent with scallop sashimi, oysters on ice, pan-seared pike-perch on fennel vegetables or mild goat’s cheese.
Key Features
As a “Zen” edition, this wine represents the purist pinnacle of the estate: aged in a concrete egg and bottled unfiltered, it combines uncompromising biodynamic craftsmanship with vibrant freshness and minimal intervention.
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