Chateau Fabre Gasparets Chimere Viognier Organic 2023 vs Santenay 'Les Champs Claude', Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023
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| Availability | Out of stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | — | £36.50 |
| Current stockists | — | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Chateau Fabre Gasparets | Domaine Benoit Girardin |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Viognier | Chardonnay |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy | No current tracked offers |
Chateau Fabre Gasparets Chimere Viognier Organic 2023
This wonderful Viognier has been produced from organically farmed fruit which was planted in the 1990s from vines sourced from Condrieu. Harvested when fully ripe, they are picked at night to preserve their freshness and aromas. The wine is then fermented and aged in 225 litre French oak for 6 months with regular battonage. Brilliant golden hue, this wine is intensely flavoured with notes of candied citrus fruits, marmalade, peach and roasted almonds. Food Match: Opulent and intensely flavoured dishes such a tagine with apricots and preserved lemon The Fabre Family have been producing wine in one way or another for over four hundred years. In 1711, the family settled in Gasparets, near Narbonne, in the Aude department of France. Louis Fabre is head of the family concern, which now includes five estates, having taken the reins in 1982. From 2014 he has been joined by a new generation, his daughters and niece: Clémence, Paule and Jeanne, respectively in charge of export sales, accounting and oenotourism.Since 1991, Famille Fabre has been converted to organic viticulture and today 100% of its vineyards are certified organic, producing concentrated, flavoursome wines with genuine provenance.
Santenay 'Les Champs Claude', Domaine Benoit Girardin 2023
Son of Yves and nephew of Vincent, Benoit Girardin has steadily carved out his own reputation and is already turning heads in the Parisian restaurant scene. 2023 was a standout vintage for Girardin, delivering both quantity and quality. "From a young-vine parcel first produced in 2020, this Santenay is fresh and precise. The nose offers floral notes with bursts of lime and grapefruit. The interplay of clay soils at the bottom and limestone at the top gives the wine a pleasant minerality and energy, complemented by a clean, lime-tinged finish." Our note While white yields were typical, the reds saw an unprecedented abundance. The whites were harvested first, beginning on September 7th, with the reds following on September 10th. Whites show a harmonious balance between sugar and acidity, with greater maturity and slightly softer acidity compared to 2022. The reds are all 100% destemmed with no fining or filtration, while the whites retain purity and definition with meticulous filtration.
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