Villa Minna Vineyard - Minna Vineyard 2008

Name: Villa Minna Vineyard - Minna Vineyard 2008
Brand: Villa Minna Vineyard
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)

Vin de Table|White wine

Provence

White

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Drink or Keep

4.2/5 (5 customers)

Notes : Gault Millau 17/20, RVF 16/20
"What lovely freshness, on apple and citrus, sage, anise, almond and gooseberries. A superb wine, naturally relaxed, yet powerful". (Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2012 - Gault Millau)

Features

Estate

Villa Minna Vineyard

Cuvée

Minna Vineyard

Vintage

2008

Designation

Vin de Table

Region

Provence

Grape varieties

45% Vermentino, 36% Roussanne, 19% Marsanne

Terroirs

limestone soil characterized by numerous fossils

Viticulture

vineyard in third year of conversion to organic farming

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

in oak barrels and small-volume stainless steel vats (15 hl), grape variety by grape variety

Breeding

in small-volume stainless steel vats for 60% of the vintage and in oak barrels on fine lees

Tasting & pairing

Eye

pale yellow colour

Nose

with notes of apple, citrus, sage and aniseed.

Mouth

Superb wine, relaxed yet powerful.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2012

Drink before

2014

Food and wine pairing

A déguster à l'apéritif, sur des salades, des fromages... <br/>

Villa Minna Vineyard

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2015 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

Between Aix and Salon-de-Provence, this 15-hectare estate is located on the Via Aurelia. The vines are naturally grassed, treatments are limited and weedkillers, pesticides and chemical fertilizers are banned. The grapes are harvested by hand and transported in crates.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Estate rated 4*Stars (Very high quality production)

About the domain :

The estate is located between Aix and Salon-de-Provence, on limestone soils. Short pruning, disbudding, soil tillage, manual harvesting; small-volume vinification with indigenous yeasts, a little oak to allow the wines to develop their aromas for 24 months. That, in a nutshell, is the preferred treatment for this "Vin de Pays"!

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

Domaine rated (2015 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

This estate was taken over in 1999 by Minna and Jean-Paul Luc. Located in Saint-Cannat, the 15 hectares are planted with syrah, cabernet-sauvignon and mourvèdre; and with vermentino (or rolle), roussanne and marsanne, in white. In organic conversion since 2009 (the first labelled vintage will be 2012), the vineyard is carefully tended, with short pruning generating low yields on a poor limestone terroir. Vinification in small containers and ageing in Bordeaux barrels produce wines of great constitution, offering plenty of style and personality - far from any technological character. The wines are also aged for a long time! Bottles are only released after five years for the reds and three years for the whites. All the domaine's wines need long aeration, and decanting can only do them good.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.2/5

out of 5 reviews

Note and review by M. WILLIAM F. Published on 04/11/2012

A surprisingly complex table wine. The barrel ageing is subtly present. I first discovered this wine in a Michelin-starred restaurant in Aix-en-Provence. It's obviously a sign of quality that the sommelier of such a restaurant has selected it for his wine list, isn't it :) ? I like to enjoy this wine with langoustines, baked fish, roast salmon with savory or tarragon, or simply with cheese.