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Le Prestige Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2014
Vin de France
View awards
- Gold, Bacchus International Wine Competition, 2017
- Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, 2017
- Silver, Challenge International du Vin, 2017
- Double Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2017
- 91pts, Gilbert & Gaillard Wine Guide, 2017
- Gold, Guide des Vins Gilbert et Gaillard, 2017
- Gold, Mundus Vini, 2017
A glorious, rich and exotic white, made very much in the style of a grand Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc. It uses the same key grape – Roussanne – all from 40 year old vines for fabulous intensity, while stirring of the lees lends a luscious creaminess.
A glorious, rich and exotic white, made very much in the style of a grand Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc. It uses the same key grape – Roussanne – all from 40 year old vines for fabulous intensity, while stirring of the lees lends a luscious creaminess.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Ripe stone fruit with creamy rounded texture, long finish
Aroma
Honeysuckle, peach, apricot and spice
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
Winemaker at our picturesque cellars on the banks of the Dordogne river, Castillon, is Mark Hoddy. He was very excited to find a small patch of 40 year old Roussanne vines at his friend, Joseph Bousquet's estate, from which Joseph makes this glorious white. The family property lies up in the hills north of Montpellier. There grapes ripen slowly, so they retain aroma and freshness. Add in the four decades' age of the vines and you can understand how this wine can taste so good after after five years' maturation. It's been in barrel for 24 months up at the Le Chai cellars, with daily stirring of the lees (the sediment left after fermentation) to lend a lovely rounded creaminess. Serve only lightly chilled with creamy chicken or fish pie.
Le Chai Winemaker
