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Wine Description
The Story
This Saint Véran has a pretty deep straw yellow robe. The nose reveals a light smokiness then exhales delicate fern and acacia floral fragrances, moving on towards ripe fruit with a hint of aniseed. The mouth possesses pleasant roundness with citrus aromas, notes of vanilla and hazelnut all enhanced by a beautiful minerality. Well-balanced, structured and generous, this wine has a refreshing finale.
Work on the vines
Our approach to viticulture on our estates serves as a reference for our partnership winemakers. Their vines are monitored by our teams with the same rigour as our own. This long-term partnership enables us to set precise objectives with the winemakers, particularly regarding the health of the vines, yields and grape maturity during the harvesting period.
Vinification
This wine is produced from purchased grapes or by musts, which is to say pressed grapes from our partnership winemaker. To bring out the best in this appellation, we vinify this wine in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The vinification in vats preserves freshness and the fruity and floral characteristics of the chardonnay. Achieved with selected or indigenous yeasts but not aromatic, alcoholic fermentation lasts from 5 to 6 weeks.
Ageing
Ageing is essentially carried-out in steel vats to preserve freshness and the fruity and floral characteristics. In addition, we add a touch of French oak in order to give the wine a discreet and well-blended woodiness.
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