WINES TREE - Eclectic French Wines

TERROIR & ESTATE The Fleurie vineyard is planted on beautiful hills and are mainly composed of granite or sandy soils, which are shallow and low in organic material. These soils are poor, obliging the vine to produce low quantities of grapes with a good concentration. GRAPE VARIETIES Gamay 100 % WINEMAKING The bunches of Gamay grapes are handpicked with great care; the grapes are then put into vats in entire bunches for the majority, without compacting, and not removed from the stalk (only 15 % is destemmed). This process gives the wine many of its fruity aromas. Part of the juice can be heated also just before the fermentation in order to increase the colour and tannins; the maceration, called semi-carbonic maceration, will last about 12 days and then the end of the fermentation will be managed in liquid phase with low temperatures.

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

AOP Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

AOP Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

AOP Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

AOP Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

AOP Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

CÉPAGES Chardonnay 100% VINIFICATION Après la récolte des raisins et leur pressurage, la fermentation alcoolique s’effectue ensuite naturellement avec des levures indigènes : 30% en fûts de chêne et 70% en cuves inox thermo régulées. Ce processus long et naturel conférera au vin plus de complexité. La fermentation malolactique s’effectuera aussi d’elle même naturellement. L’élevage dure environ 12 mois et se fait comme pour la fermentation pour 30% en fûts de chêne et le restant en cuves inox thermorégulées. Le vin est mis en bouteille au château puis repose en bouteille avant l’expédition. DÉGUSTATION Cette cuvée de Pouilly-Fuissé est dotée d’une robe brillante d’un or pâle soutenu. Son nez, très ouvert, exprime des notes d’aubépine, de fleur d’acacia et d’agrumes ainsi qu’une légère touche d’épices. L’attaque en bouche est fraîche, légèrement acidulée, et crée progressivement une sensation de rondeur. La note d’agrumes confits est présente.

TERROIR & ESTATE Domaine Saint Andéol is a family-run estate since six generations. Located in the Cairanne appellation, in the southern part of the Rhone valley, it was built upon the remains of an old monastery (Prieuré de Saint Andéol) dating from 1123! The Cairanne appellation was recognized in 2016 as a “Cru”, the highest level of AOP classification in the Rhône Valley. The vineyard is planted on clay-limestone soils covered with rolled pebbles. This Cairanne Excellence comes from old vines (30 to 80 years of age) with a very low yield of 30 hl/ha. GRAPE VARIETIES Grenache 60% Syrah 40% WINEMAKING After manual harvest, the grapes are fully destemmed upon reception at the cellar. Each variety is vinified separately, in a traditional method. Temperature-controlled fermentation allows for long maceration (3 to 4 weeks). Extraction of flavors, color and tannins is increased by unballasting, pumping over the must, and punching down the caps.

GRAPE VARIETIES Sauvignon Blanc 100% WINEMAKING The harvest is exclusively manual and in the cellar, the vinification is managed in a traditional manner in stainless steel tanks with a strict control of the temperatures and a minimum of intervention, in order to preserve the purity of the fruit and the Sauvignon varietal aromas. The wine is aged on lees for six months. TASTING NOTES The color is brilliant with golden highlights. The nose is of good intensity and exudes aromas of ripe yellow fruit completed by stony mineral and fine vegetal notes. On the palate, the attack is round and fresh, followed by a lot of volume in the middle of the mouth; a nice tension settles harmoniously, the whole feeling is firm and ends on a long retro-olfaction of lemon and stony mineral flavors.