MARGUERITE
ORIGIN OF STAINED GLASS LABEL :
St Leu St Gilles church – Paris
Paris – France.
COMMENTARY :
A nose combining pronounced mineral and maritime notes, seaweed, iodine, citrus notes, root notes, and gentian. The attack is crisp and straight, revealing significant volume in the mid-palate, with a delicate and straightforward acidity accompanied by hints of lime; very saline, iodized notes, great freshness, and a beautiful taut finish.
FOOD & WINE PAIRING :
- Grilled squids, Espelette pepper & steamed pak choy. Fried eels, green asparagus, reduction of shellfish and lemon grass.
- A platter of oysters.
- Little neck clams on the half shell.
- Octopus carpaccio, yuzu & extra-virgin olive oil.
- Stuffed prawns, anchovies, meyer lemon & pine nuts. Japanese mackerel, braised artichoke & fresh herbs pistou.
- A fish and chips !
- Grilled filet of rockfish, cilantro rice & black beans. Sea snails stew, garlic, rosemary & fish sauce.
- Live Urchin & Scallop Ceviche.
TASTING :
Ideal serving temperature: 10°C
Drink now and for 4/5 years to come.
INFORMATION :
VITICULTURE :
30hl/ha Soil ploughing, scraping & canopy management.
VINIFICATION & MATURATION :
Organic farming since 1972.
Biodynamie – Demeter certified since 1998.
100% hand-picked harvest.
Reception of the grape harvest by gravity.
Pneumatic pressing, no racking of the must. Fermentation: native veasts.
Aged 12 months in concrete tanks.
No fining, no filtration