Byzance
Vintage 2022
Our special cuvée, put our best plot to the spotlight. Miracle comes from Bascoins’ plot and it’s our vision of 2022. Historical frost, hails and non-stopping summer rains… From this climatic danse is born a true miracle: a balanced and delicacy wine! An ode to mother nature, for our very first special cuvée.
Grape variety: 100 % Sauvignon blanc
Age of the vines: on average 20 years old
Plots: Les Bascoins Sud
Terroir: Terres Blanches
Vine culture: Respectful of biodiversity and soils methods. Disbudding
Vinification: Direct pressing of the grapes, in a pneumatic press, at low pressure. Thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, vinification between 14°C (57°F) and 20°C (68°F) to preserve the aromatic potential.
Aging: No malo to keep the freshness. 6 months on fine lees minimum. Bâtonnage, stirring lees back into wine.
Degree of alcohol: 12,5
Tasting
Color : pale yellow gold, with green reflections.
Nose : delicate, floral notes of iris, slightly minty, underlined by the boxwood.
Mouth : it opens on mineral notes, characteristic from the Caillottes terroir, pear, golden apple and mirabelle plum notes.
Finish : very elegant and long finish
Our advices
Pour not chilled but fresh, around 10°C – 50°F.
A wine to drink as an aperitif, to pair with salmon tartare, or scallops, or roasted farm chicken.
We advise you to drink it 3 to 5 years after its bottling, to appreciate the freshness of its youth.
Byzance
Vintage 2022
Our special cuvée, put our best plot to the spotlight. Miracle comes from Bascoins’ plot and it’s our vision of 2022. Historical frost, hails and non-stopping summer rains… From this climatic danse is born a true miracle: a balanced and delicacy wine! An ode to mother nature, for our very first special cuvée.
Grape variety: 100 % Sauvignon blanc
Age of the vines: on average 20 years old
Plots: Les Bascoins Sud
Terroir: Terres Blanches
Vine culture: Respectful of biodiversity and soils methods. Disbudding
Vinification: Direct pressing of the grapes, in a pneumatic press, at low pressure. Thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, vinification between 14°C (57°F) and 20°C (68°F) to preserve the aromatic potential.
Aging: No malo to keep the freshness. 6 months on fine lees minimum. Bâtonnage, stirring lees back into wine.
Degree of alcohol: 12,5
Tasting
Color : pale yellow gold, with green reflections.
Nose : delicate, floral notes of iris, slightly minty, underlined by the boxwood.
Mouth : it opens on mineral notes, characteristic from the Caillottes terroir, pear, golden apple and mirabelle plum notes.
Finish : very elegant and long finish
Our advices
Pour not chilled but fresh, around 10°C – 50°F.
A wine to drink as an aperitif, to pair with salmon tartare, or scallops, or roasted farm chicken.
We advise you to drink it 3 to 5 years after its bottling, to appreciate the freshness of its youth.
Byzance
Vintage 2022
Our special cuvée, put our best plot to the spotlight. Miracle comes from Bascoins’ plot and it’s our vision of 2022. Historical frost, hails and non-stopping summer rains… From this climatic danse is born a true miracle: a balanced and delicacy wine! An ode to mother nature, for our very first special cuvée.
Grape variety: 100 % Sauvignon blanc
Age of the vines: on average 20 years old
Plots: Les Bascoins Sud
Terroir: Terres Blanches
Vine culture: Respectful of biodiversity and soils methods. Disbudding
Vinification: Direct pressing of the grapes, in a pneumatic press, at low pressure. Thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, vinification between 14°C (57°F) and 20°C (68°F) to preserve the aromatic potential.
Aging: No malo to keep the freshness. 6 months on fine lees minimum. Bâtonnage, stirring lees back into wine.
Degree of alcohol: 12,5
Tasting
Color : pale yellow gold, with green reflections.
Nose : delicate, floral notes of iris, slightly minty, underlined by the boxwood.
Mouth : it opens on mineral notes, characteristic from the Caillottes terroir, pear, golden apple and mirabelle plum notes.
Finish : very elegant and long finish
Our advices
Pour not chilled but fresh, around 10°C – 50°F.
A wine to drink as an aperitif, to pair with salmon tartare, or scallops, or roasted farm chicken.
We advise you to drink it 3 to 5 years after its bottling, to appreciate the freshness of its youth.
Vent d’Anges is a special cuvée of the domaine, a selection of grapes, hand picked, chosen among the most beautiful one.
Désert is a parcel cuvée. All the grapes come from a specific terroir full of little fossils so dry and stony which mark the identity of this cuvée.
Vieilles Vignes is the historical cuvée of the domaine, a blend of the grapes from our different oldest plots (on average 30 years old), and from terres blanches and caillottes terroirs.
Vieilles Vignes is the historical cuvée of the domaine, a blend of the grapes from our different oldest plots (on average 30 years old), and from terres blanches and caillottes terroirs.
Désert is a parcel cuvée. All the grapes come from a specific terroir full of little fossils so dry and stony which mark the identity of this cuvée.
Vent d’Anges is a special cuvée of the domaine, a selection of grapes, hand picked, chosen among the most beautiful one.