Wines available at the Deux Ruisseaux Vineyard & Winery in Sauvian, Hérault: Chardonnay - vin plaisir

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CHARDONNAY

Smooth with hints of white flowers

Appellation : Vin de Pays d’Oc.

Soil : Grass-seeded rows on a siltysandy
plain. Very deep soil of colluvial deposits therefore avoiding water stress.

Cultivation : Gentle vinemanagement to protect soils and biodiversity.

Wine-making process :
Night harvesting. 100% de-stemming.
Inerting with CO2 (to avoid adding sulfites) and cooling of the harvest by snow-carbon dioxide before a soft pneumatic pressing (3h30) with separation
of free running musts. Cold settling (8°) after 36 hours (Turbidity more than 50). Alcoholic fermentation between 13 °C. and 15 °C. for 25-30 days. Malolactic fermentation stopped.

Ageing : For 4 months, in epoxy vat and stainless steel tank on fine lees.

White grape variety : 100% Chardonnay.

Tasting :
Colour: Nice slightly golden yellow robe.
Nose: Delicate nose of apricot, honey and white flowers.
Taste: Lasting taste in the palate with aromas of white peach, pear and apple
with a pleasant presence of its richness.

Our advice : Fish with hightsauce, seafood and cooked shellfish, monkfish from Sète, stuffed mussels, Japonese cooking, white meat (lamb chops, rabbit…), poultry, potatoes with cream, sauerkraut, ewe and goat cheeses …

Service temperature : Between to 10°C. and 12°C.

Preservation : 2 to 3 years.

Packing : 50cl bottle (Case of 12) / 75cl bottle (Case of 6) / BIB 5L / BIB 10L.

Medals and other awards :
Silver Medal at the VINALIES INTERNATIONALES 2004 (Vintage 2001).
Gold Medal at the VIGNERONS INDEPENDANTS 2004 (Vintage 2001).
Bronze Medal at the GRANDS VINS DU LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON 2004 (organized by the
Chamber of The Agriculture) (Vintage 2003).
Gold Medal at the VINALIES INTERNATIONALES 2006 (Vintage 2003).
Bronze Medal at the CHARDONNAY DU MONDE 2005 (Vintage 2004).

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