Pays d’Oc Viognier 2015
IGP Pays d'Oc White
TastingBrilliant green-gold hue. Fresh, expressive and generous nose of white flowers, peach and citrus. Quite full mouthfeel with flavours of white peach and passion fruit. Finish is lively and long.
Brilliant green-gold hue. Fresh, expressive and generous nose of white flowers, peach and citrus. Quite full mouthfeel with flavours of white peach and passion fruit. Finish is lively and long.
Food & wine pairingsThai Soup with Shrimps
Minced Duck Breast in Orange sauce
Thai Soup with Shrimps
Minced Duck Breast in Orange sauce
Detailed information
Vintage
A warm and sunny year until the rains at the end of August and September which have not affected the quality of the grapes. The grapes have been harvested at their optimum maturity delivering intense aromas and a beautiful freshness.
Dates of harvest: between 7 and 9 September 2015.
Grape varieties
Viognier
Terroir
Viognier grapes come primarily from the village of Florensac (Herault department) on clay and loam soils in plains and hills of limestone rocks conferring roundness; plots on stony soil of limestone and flint clays (Gard department) complete the selection with great finesse.
Winemaking
Harvest at optimum maturity of the grapes. Cold prefermentary maceration in the press for about 4 hours, then slow fermentation at low temperature (about 12/14 ° C) with stirring of the fine lees during the first 4 months. Part of the cuvée was aged for about 5 months in Laurus oak barrels of 275 liters (1 wine barrels – oak from the Bertranges forest in Burgundy).
Production: 15 460 bottles
Bottled on: 13 July 2016
Service
Best served at 12-15°C – Optimum maturity: 2016-2018
Degree of alcohol
12,5% vol.
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