CARPEDIEM
ORIGIN OF STAINED GLASS LABEL :
Le Mans cathedral – France
COMMENTARY :
Full nose, round, with citrus, fennel, spices, herbs, bay leaf notes. Extremely smooth palate, creamy and full; this is the perfect example of what “Umami” is… if it can ever be defined… Large volume, rich, deep and delicate wine. Long finish, salty and seaweeds notes. A wine vinified during 15 months exclusively in amphoras to show another expression of the variety « Melon B ».
FOOD & WINE PAIRING :
- Wild Sea Bass & roasted fennel and red onions.
- A full basket of sea urchins to share with friends.
- Sashimis of sea bream & scallops, wakame.
- A (big) spoon of Oscietre Caviar.
- Blanquette of langoustines and turbot with artichokes.
- A creamy risotto with truffles & asparagus
- Guinea fowl, chanterelles, chestnuts & dried fruits.
- Raw scallops slices, yuzu, rice chips & shiso.
- Sea Bream, fermented chili, radish & finger lime.
- Albacore Tuna loin, black sesame, black rice, ginger-herb sauce, baby tomatoes, cucumber, basil & mint.
- Lobster, Belgian caramelized endives, green garlic & saffron
TASTING :
Ideal serving temperature: 12°/13°C.
Drink now and for 10 years to come.
VITICULTURE :
around 30hl/ha
Soil ploughing and soil scraping.
Canopy management.
VINIFICATION & MATURATION :
Organically farmed since 1975.
Demeter certified since 1998.
Hand-picked grapes.
Harvest reception by gravity.
No use of pumps.
Pneumatic pressing.
No racking of the must.
Fermentation 100 % natural yeasts.
Aged 15 months “on the lees” in Amphoras.
No fining, No filtration.