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Château Mas Neuf - Compostelle Blanc 2008

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Produit à seulement 3000 bouteilles, le Compostelle blanc est issu de parcelles apportant aux raisins une maturité lente mais optimale, sur des sols de galets Villefranchiens très filtrants. Sa génèse passe également par quelques mois en barriques du sauternais, et en particulier du Château d'Yquem. Il s'ouvre sur des arômes d’épices douces (vanille bourbon), et montre de la rondeur, de la fraîcheur et une belle complexité aromatique mêlant les agrumes, les fleurs blanches. Un blanc élégant et charmeur qui se goûte bien dès à présent !

Features

Estate

Château Mas Neuf

Cuvée

Compostelle

Vintage

2008

Designation

Costières de Nîmes

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

85% Roussanne, 15% Grenache blanc

Terroirs

Selection of plots of land to ensure slow but optimum ripening of the grapes, on very filtering Villafranchian pebble soils.

Viticulture

Sustainable agriculture: grassed plots, organic inputs if necessary, green harvesting for better yield control

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled barrels (18-20°C)

Breeding

in barrels of Sauternes wine (Château d'Yquem) for 8 months

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Golden yellow

Nose

opens with aromas of sweet spices (bourbon vanilla) which, after swirling, give way to the white fruits (pear, peach) typical of Roussanne.

Mouth

Ageing on lees with bâtonnage brings roundness and aromatic complexity. Notes of cinnamon and vanilla mingle with pear, lingering beautifully on the finish.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/4 hour before

Drink from

2010

Drink before

2012

Production

3000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

A d&eacute;guster sur un homard au Pommeau, des gambas piqu&eacute;es de vanille bourbon, des filets de rouget et petits l&eacute;gumes Ni&ccedil;ois en ratatouille...<br/>

Château Mas Neuf

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Expert opinion

Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Domaine rated (2012 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production)

About the domain :

"Luc Baudet had the audacity to settle in this region still strongly marked by the cooperative movement. Attached to the Costières de Nîmes region, he settled at Mas Neuf. The richness of the terroirs enables him to offer three types of cuvée: Rhône Paradox, based on freshness and purity of fruit; Compostelle, the result of selection from old vines and grapes from the best plots. And finally, Armonio, born of a meeting with Louis Mitjavile (Tertre Roteboeuf, in Saint-Emilion, among others).

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Note and review by M. FREDERIC L. Published on 03/12/2014

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