La Chasselière Blanc Michelas St Jemms BIO

White wine | Crozes-Hermitage AOC

Today's recipe!
Take 4/5 Marsanne and 1/5 Roussanne. Of the highest quality of course. Vinify them separately, part in vats and the rest in barrels. Stir a little to bring richness. Finally, after about ten months, blend your two flagship Rhône grape varieties. It's ready! You now have a superb white wine, with aromas of apricot and citrus, white flowers and almond. On the palate, it is both rich and elegant, with a lovely freshness. Let's eat!

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CHF 24.00 (75cl)

CHF 24.00 (75cl) (75cl)

CHF 3.20/10cl

France Cotes du Rhone
Marsanne
Roussanne
2 - 4 years
13.50% vol.

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La Chasselière Blanc Michelas St Jemms BIO

CHF 24.00 (75cl)

CHF 24.00 (75cl) (75cl)

Colour

Pale yellow dress with brilliant reflections.

Nose

Superb, very subtle aromatic bouquet with slightly lemony apricot notes, underlined by aromas of white flowers, almond and honey.

Palate

Very elegant on the palate, it prolongs these magnificent fruity aromas, with finesse and a lovely freshness which brings a nice balance.

Wine-growing terroir

The vines are planted on four separate plots located in the communes of Mercurol and Larnage. The soil of Mercurol is clay-limestone, deep with few rolled pebbles. The lands of Larnage are distinguished by their soil composed of granite and kaolin from the last foothills of the Massif Central. Most of the vines on these 4 plots are nearly 25 years old and are worked according to ecological principles that respect biodiversity.

Winemaking

After hand-picking, Roussanne and Marsanne are vinified separately and then blended at the end of the aging process. After a night of settling, a quarter of the harvest is vinified in stainless steel vats while the rest is vinified in 400L barrels. A few regular stirrings allow the wine to obtain fat and flesh. The wine is then blended and bottled after 10 months of aging.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Carton

Michelas St. Jemms

The Michelas St Jemms estate produces wines from 4 prestigious appellations in the northern Rhône valley: Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Cornas. Created in 1961, the family estate is today run by 4 brothers and sisters. The entire vineyard has been certified “High Environmental Value” since 2014 and has initiated a process of conversion to Organic Agriculture (AB).

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