Enjoy a refreshing and floral Côtes du Rhône White. A biodynamic & organic wine offering a well-balanced minerality & bitterness with a candied finish.
TYPE: Dry White
REGION: Southern Rhône Valley, Lirac
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Clairette
VITICULTURE: Organic & Biodynamic
STYLE: Floral, Citrus, Medium-Bodied, Mineral, Dry.
FOOD & MOOD: Fish & Chips or Salad & Feeling Summery
ABV: 12.5%
ABOUT THE VINE & CELLAR
While the vines are farmed organically & biodynamically, very little is done in the cellar to preserver the identity of the wine. The vines grow on sandy, galet stone covered soils above a clay-limestone base. The grapes are hand-harvested, pressed and fermented in vats with wild yeasts. The wine is then aged for 6 months in concrete vats with occasional lees stirring.
ABOUT THE DOMAINE DES MARAVILHAS
The Domaine des Maravilhas lies in St-Laurent des Arbres, it faces the Châteauneuf-du-Pape valley, in the heart of Lirac and Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun appellations. The Domaine was created in 1967 by a vigneron, coming from the Oran region in Algeria. He had been taught by the elders to work the vines with their future in mind and therefore with the determination to preserve their fundamental richness – its soil. The conservation of the soil’s integrity, the geological and organic balance were critical to him. He opted wisely not to use neither herbicides nor chemical fertilizers. In those days those were bold and visionary decisions, aligning him on the principles of biodynamic farming. In 1992 the Domaine took officially the organic approach that led to start in 1996 the conversion to biodynamic farming and subsequent certification of the vineyard (Biodyvin certification) in 2004.
In 2014 Jean-Frédéric and Morgane Bistagne, conquered by the wonderful environment of the estate, supported by close and enthusiastic friends, acquired the plots and winery, created Domaine des Maravilhas, and decided to develop their own story perpetuating the innovative spirit of the vineyard founder.