Viognier | Domaine de Saliès

NAME: IGP Pays d'Oc

TYPE: white

GRAPE VARIETY: viognier

ORIGIN: France, Languedoc and Roussillon

EVOLUTION: 3 years

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 8-10° C

RECOMMENDED GLASS: medium glass

ALCOHOL VOLUME: 12.5%

FORMAT: 75 cl

THE WINE

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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FLAVOUR: ◼︎◼︎◼︎◻︎◻︎
SOFTNESS: ◼︎◼︎◼︎◻︎◻︎

NOTES FROM OUR SOMMELIERS

👁 a beautiful straw yellow;

👃🏻 on the nose it presents a large and intense bouquet of fruit (white peaches and apricots) and white flowers - very expressive;

👄 on the palate it is a wine with a fresh taste , very soft and excellent to drink . Nice persistence on the finish.

RECOMMENDED COMBINATION

It goes particularly well with fragrant dishes, even the spicy ones of Indian cuisine, going very well with curry. It is perfect as an aperitif but also pairs well with white meats and fish-based dishes in not too structured preparations.

REFINEMENT

Manual harvest, pressing of the grapes with cold stabilization, low temperature fermentation. Maturation in steel for 8 months.

YOU WILL LOVE IT FOR...

its elegance .

TERRITORY OF ORIGIN

TERROR

We are in Languedoc Roussillon, one of the largest and most productive regions in all of France, with production that has increasingly focused on quality in recent years. The climate is Mediterranean and warm, in France it is one of the most favorable for the cultivation of vines, even if some areas are quite cool, such as the hills of Minervois and Limoux, thanks to the slightly higher altitude.

The soils are mostly calcareous, stony shales, which form the characteristic garrigues, a rocky landscape interspersed with lush Mediterranean scrub. In these soils Syrah and Carignan grow well and produce wines rich in structure, tannins and flavor. In the plains the soils are alluvial and fertile and mainly grenache, cinsault and muscat are grown, obtaining wines richer in alcohol.

CELLAR

The Domaine de Saliès stands on an ancient castle, used since the second half of the 20th century by the Gombert family, the current owners.

The Saliès wine estate is located in the heart of the Pays Cathare, close to the Montagne Noire and the Canal du Midi, an important tourist artery also declared a World Heritage Site. The landscape is hilly, characterized by scrub and pine forests.

The estate's grape varieties are ancestrally rooted in the region, such as Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan. Vines of other French origins such as Syrah, Viognier, Sauvignon Mourvèdre are also grown. In addition to local vines, the carefully cultivated production of Chardonnay, Malbec and other vines which have more distant geographical origins but which on these lands produce very particular wines such as Marselane, a very rare vine, is very interesting.

The quality of the wines produced is based on seeking the full expression of the terroir in which the estate is located, so that each of their varietal wines is authentic.

They cultivate their vines according to the principles of reasoned and sustainable agriculture which is summarized in the phrase "Treat when needed, where needed and with the bare minimum". The evaluation of the health status of the vineyard for the Domaine is essential to preserve the quality of the grapes.

They make wine, produce and take care of the bottling of their wines on the farm, working with great care, with a very rustic and direct approach.