Château D Anglès Coteaux du Languedoc Blanc 2006

Winemaker's Notes:

Tasting Notes: Château d Anglès is the family-run estate of former Lafite Rothschild winemaker Eric Fabre, on the exclusive Terroir de La Clape in the South of France. Coteaux du Languedoc blanc is an expressive and elegant vat-fermented blend of Bourboulenc, Grenache, Roussanne, Marsanne. Light yellow color with greenish and golden glints. Complex nose of white flowers like acacia or lily and sweet spices. The mouth is expressive and lively, tasting white fruits like peach. It has been rewarded 2/3 Medals every year since 2001 by Decanter, International Wine Challenge, etc. Percentage Grape: 50% Bourboulenc, 30% white Grenache, 10% Roussanne, 10% Marsanne Soil: Massif de La Clape hard limestone scree. Pebble terrace from the Miocene (domain specific) Growing Climate: 300 days of sunshine a year, 14°C average temperature, strong sea influence that hydrates the vines during the nights of the warm summer. Date of Harvest: End of September, beginning of October Type of Harvest: Grapes are hand-picked, totally de-stemmed, pneumatically pressed and the juice is gravity-fed into vats. Vinification Length: One month Vinification Method: Cleaned from bad lees twice, cool and slow fermentation. Nursing on fine lees for six months, stirred three times a week. Vinification Temperature: 16°C Malolactic: No Color Intensity: 0,22 Fining Collage: Fining Date of Bottling: 2007 Bottle Type: Bourguignonne "AOC du Languedoc" Alcohol Percentage: 14 % PH: 3,32 Aging Potential: 5 years Sugar Rate: 0-5 g/l Total Acidity: 2,97 Free SO2: 28 Cork Material: Cork Cork Size: 44x24 mm