Grapes: 60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette Blanche, 20% Bourbonlenc
Region: Rhône Valley, France
Vintage: 2021
Viticulture: hand-harvested from young vines (~10-15 years-old)
Soils: sandy soils with gravel and clay-limestone subsoils
Vinification: The grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with solely ambient yeasts (no temp. control) in vats before large oak casks and finally jars and eggs in stoneware
Aging: Élevage ~12 months
Fining or Filtering: unfined, lightly filtered
Sulfur: minimal SO2 added at bottling
Notes from the Importer: This is a supple, young, spiced white from Ingrid and Jean-Philippe Bouchet of Clos des Mourres who work ~8 hectares of vines around Cairanne in France's Southern Rhône.
