Description
Region: Northern Rhône, France
Producer:Vins de Vienne (Chavanay)from a micro-parcel under 1 hectare of young Roussanne vines
Vintage: 2024
Grape: Roussanne
Type: Still White
Size: 75CL
Tasting Notes:
Fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged 9 months on lees in oak foudres. Golden colour with an exuberant nose of dried apricot, hawthorn and white truffle aromas. Smooth, generous entry leading to an unctuous palate with exotic fruit notes, finishing fresh and saline.
Food pairing:
Western cuisine: Langoustine ravioles. Roast pork, creamy pasta, aged Comté
Asian cuisine: Momo dumplings, sesame noodles, mild curry
Winemaking:
0.3 ha, hand picked. 9 months on the lees in large barrels and in French oak casks. Tangential filteration before bottling.
Vins de Vienne
Founded in 1996 by three of the Northern Rhône's most respected winemakers — Yves Cuilleron, Pierre Gaillard and François Villard — Vins de Vienne began with a single mission: to bring the ancient, Roman-era vineyards of Seyssuel back to life. Long forgotten after phylloxera wiped them out, these steep schist hillsides once produced wines celebrated by Pliny the Elder. Today, the estate spans nearly 25 hectares across Seyssuel and other top Northern Rhône appellations — Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray, Crozes-Hermitage and Cornas — crafting Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne wines known for their precision, elegance and true sense of place.