Miracle
Vintage 2021
Our special cuvée, puts our best plot to the spotlight. Miracle comes from the plot “Les Bascoins Sud” and it’s our vision of 2021. Historical frost, hails and non-stopping summer rains… From this climatic dance is born a real miracle: a well-balanced and delicious wine! An ode to Mother Nature, for our very first vintage.
Grape variety: 100 % Sauvignon Blanc
Age of the vines: on average 25 years old
Plot: Les Bascoins Sud
Terroir: Terres Blanches
Work in the vineyard: HVE3 certification.
Soil tillage. Disbudding. Leaf removal according to the years.
Harvesting, vinification and aging plot by plot, one vat = one plot.
Vinification: grapes are directly pressed in a pneumatic press, at low pressure. Thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, vinification between 14°C (57°F) and 20°C (68°F) to preserve the aromatic potential.
Aging: No malolactic fermentation to keep the freshness. 12 months on fine lees minimum. Batonnage.
Degree of alcohol 12,5
Tasting
Color: pale yellow gold, with green reflections.
Nose: delicate, floral notes of iris, slightly minty, underlined by the boxwood.
Palate: it opens on mineral notes, typical from the soil, pear, golden apple and mirabelle plum notes.
Finish: very elegant and a long finish
Our advices
Pour not chilled but fresh, around 10°C – 50°F.
A wine to pair with a salmon tartare, a sea bream ceviche, or a cup of strawberries and lychees.
Can be drunk young, but thanks to its particular method of vinification, beautiful things await those who know how to wait more than 5 years.
Discover our others cuvées
Vieilles Vignes is the historical cuvée of the domaine, a blend of the grapes from our different oldest plots (on average 30 years old), and from terres blanches and caillottes terroirs.
Désert is a parcel cuvée. All the grapes come from a specific terroir full of little fossils so dry and stony which mark the identity of this cuvée.
Vent d’Anges is a special cuvée of the domaine, a selection of grapes, hand picked, chosen among the most beautiful one.