Domaine des Schistes - Côtes-du-Roussillon - Essencial blanc 2023

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Key words: Fruits / Pleasure / Floral

The wine: Essencial blanc is a bottle 100% pleasure to open with friends! Endowed with great drinkability, this super blend of southern grape varieties (Vermentino, Grenache Gris and Maccabeu) offers a beautiful fruitiness evolving on notes of citrus and peach, minerality and a fine floral touch (honeysuckle) very elegant. A great value for money which goes wonderfully with salads, fresh cheeses and shellfish. We want more!

Capacity: 75cl

Type: White wine

Grape varieties: 38% Vermentino, 34% Grenache gris, 28% Maccabeu

AOC: Côtes-du-Roussillon

Drinking and storing: Drink now and keep until 2028

Service temperature: 8-10°C

The estate: Located in Estagel to the northwest of Perpignan, the domaine des Schistes belongs to the Sire family, winegrowers since the beginning of the 19th century. Jacques Sire took the estate out of the cooperative system in 1989 and today it is his son, Mickaël, who manages the property. The wines have been certified in Organic Agriculture since 2010 and are notably produced in AOC Côtes du Roussillon, Maury, Muscat de Rivesaltes and IGP Côtes Catalanes. The 48 hectares of the property are divided into several blocks and grow mainly on schist terroirs (as the name of the estate indicates!). Carignan and LLadoner Pelut are the stars in red while Grenache blanc, Grenache Gris and Macabeu represent the majority of the white composition. The estate's vintages are very varied: some are focused on fruit and immediate pleasure while others are deep, complex and deserve to be kept in the cellar for several years. Freshness is a common thread in all wines. A very beautiful family estate in Roussillon!