"Goutte de rolle"
This white wine is coming from the only juice of our best rolle grapes
Terroir
Clay-limestone made up of ancient gravelly alluvial deposits, vestiges of a huge alluvial cone from the streams descending Mont Sainte Victoire (1,010 metres) and bordered to the south by Mont Olympe and Mont Aurélien.
Vineyard
Average age of vines: 30 years
Grape varieties: Rolle 50 % Ugni-blanc 50%
Yield: 40 hl/ha.
Minimum use of pesticide approach (Agriculture raisonnée)
Vinification
Skin maceration of the destemmed grapes at low temperature in stainless steel temperature-controlled presses, and then temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel vats.
Tasting notes
Pale in color with golden highlights
A nose of wild rose and elderberries
This wine has a good balance and length with a light lemon taste
Matching food & wine
Ideal as an aperitif, with shellfish, poached Provençal style scallops, or goat's cheese.