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Domaine de Ravanès - Hérault Le Renard Blanc 2022

Languedoc

White

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91-92/100

Vert de Vin

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90/100

James Suckling

generous
complex
balanced
Gem

"This great white from the Languedoc has everything to please and satisfy connoisseurs!

Renard Blanc is a singularly expressive wine for laying down, where the power of Grenache Gris is tempered by the liveliness of Petit Manseng. Fresh, rich and complex, dominated by yellow fruit, with hints of pineapple and citrus, it is round on the palate, revealing exceptional fatness, balanced by remarkable minerality and a generous, long-lasting finish.

Features

Estate

Domaine de Ravanès

Cuvée

Le Renard Blanc

Vintage

2022

Designation

IGP Hérault

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

85% Grenache Gris, 15% Petit Manseng

Terroirs

Gravelly clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Gentle pneumatic pressing, static cold settling, temperature-controlled fermentation at 15-16°C, racking into new 600-litre Stockinger demi-muids at the start of fermentation, weekly stirring of the lees for 3 months.

Breeding

12 months in 600L Stockinger half-muids

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Luminous pale gold colour

Nose

Fresh and complex, clean and crisp, dominated by peach and mirabelle plum, with hints of pineapple and citrus (citron), star anise.

Mouth

Sappy and precise, with white flowers (elderberry, hawthorn), subtle aniseed notes of fennel, acacia honey and menthol, fatness balanced by a beautiful minerality, generous finish, very persistent and fresh.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Ideal with Saint-Pierre, turbot, scorpion fish, lobster, crayfish or scallops...

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Expert opinion

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (guide 2024) 90/100

About the wine:

This is a well-crafted, delicious white, with aromas of white peach, yellow plum and sweet spices on the nose. Medium-bodied, with a precise, lively expression on the palate and a dense, flavorful finish. Made from organically grown grapes. Drink now.

Vert de Vin

Vert de Vin

Rated (guide 2024) 91-92/100 (Jonathan Choukroun Chicheportiche)

About the wine:

The nose is aromatic and racy, offering serenity, power and intensity. There are notes of racy minerality, fresh garrigue and, to a lesser extent, quince, combined with touches of unctuous yellow berries, fresh olive and a discreet hint of volatility. The palate is fruity, with juiciness, acidity, precision, tension, suppleness, minerality, energy and a nice little vibrancy. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of quince, pulpy yellow peach and, more lightly, citrus, combined with a touch of cape gooseberry, fine hints of zest and a discreet hint of local garrigue/fresh flowers, almost olive and iodine (in the background). Good length. A very discreet hint of toastiness.

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