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Domaine Le Conte des Floris Languedoc - Lune Blanche 2020

Languedoc

White

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Drink or Keep

93/100

RVF

carignan
balanced
delicate
exotic fruits
biodynamics

"A work of art!"

A deep, long-keeping white wine with a nose of apricot, white flowers and exotic fruit. Beautiful minerality on the palate, with elegance and delicacy. Superb texture, finish of vine peach combined with vanilla, honey and acacia flower. Delicate, mellow oak. Taste one of the finest readings of white carignan in the region!

Features

Estate

Domaine Le Conte des Floris

Cuvée

Lune Blanche

Vintage

2020

Designation

Languedoc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

100% Carignan Blanc

Terroirs

Shale, sandstone and clay soils

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Cold settling, direct entonnage, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrels

Breeding

12 months in 1- to 2-wine barrels, then 6 months in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Bright yellow colour

Nose

Aromas of apricot and white flowers with hints of exotic fruit.

Mouth

Beautiful minerality and superb balance, with elegance and delicacy, a finish of vine peach combined with vanilla, honey and acacia flower, delicate, mellow oak.

Serve

AT 10°C

Open

To decant

Drink from

2025

Drink before

2030

Guard

5 to 7 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with scallops with white pepper, trout or tuna tartar with olive oil, pan-fried sweetbreads with chanterelles, royal langoustine with vanilla...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (2018 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Catherine and Daniel Le Conte des Floris have established themselves on the Pézenas terroir. The remarkably deep whites demonstrate the interest the value of white carignan, and show just how wrong it was to have a mistake. The region's wisest winemakers are starting to replant, a sign of the times. The range of reds are based on the terroirs in which they were born: carboniferous, basaltic basaltic and villafranchian. In white, Lune Blanche is one of Languedoc's most original wines, thanks to its blend of white carignan. Combined with roussanne, it becomes lune-rousse, and then marsanne. Grenache from Villafranchian soil and Syrah from carboniferous schist cultivate elegance and a drinkability that's easy on the palate.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2023 guide) 93/100

Domaine rated (2018 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

Here's a worthwhile combination of this varied terroir of schist, sandstone and clay, which meets 70-year-old vines of white Carignan, with a touch of Marsanne and Roussanne. An expressive nose of white flowers, citrus fruit and cereals. The palate is firm yet fresh. A racy, complex wine.

About the domain :

It was in 2000 that Daniel Le Conte des Floris, a former journalist, took the plunge and created this small but exciting domaine in Pézenas. His Burgundian training is evident in his taste for terroir variation, the delicate management of barrel ageing and, ultimately, in wines favoring aromatic complexity and freshness. Word of mouth has made the whites stars of the Languedoc, pioneers in their intense, precise, gourmet style, with a breath of fresh air. In the fine style of reds, the Villafranchien (grenache), Carbonifère (syrah) and Basaltique cuvées are a fine trilogy of terroir varietals that sometimes need a year or two of cellaring to find their feet.

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