Château de Navailles sec 2021 (75cl)

History

Roman camp fortified in the third century.
Feudal Chateau in the 12th century.
Renaissance Chateau constructed in the 16th century by 'Jean d'Artiguelouve', was bought on the 30th June by 'Jean de Navailles'. The Chateau of 'Sieur Navailles', confiscated in the French Revolution, sold to 'PEYRE de Lacommande', the 11th 'Brumaire de l'an II': by this time the vineyard of the Chateau already covered 4 hectares.
Now: the vineyard of the Chateau de Navailles is composed of:

7 hectares of Petit Manseng
1 hectare of Gross Manseng

Production

Harvesting was carried out manually by successive sorting. At the first harvest 7.44 hectares of Petit Manseng were gathered, with the total amount of Gros Manseng being picked over 2 harvests.Harvesting was carried out manually by successive sorting. At the first harvest 7.44 hectares of Petit Manseng were gathered, with the total amount of Gros Manseng being picked over 2 harvests.

Vinification

The grapes were de-stemmed, pressed and the new juice statically filtered by gravity over 24 hours. Fermentation took place under controlled temperatures and the wine was then left to develop on the lees for at least 6 months. After a light filtration process, the wine was bottled in the springtime in order to preserve all of its freshness and aromas.

Tasting

ROBE : Pale yellow with green reflections reflets paille. NOSE : Intense and very fine, with explosive aromas of the perfect marriage between pears and white peaches. TASTE : The initial taste is very powerful, round and fruity. At first there are hints of minerals then the flavours of white fleshy fruits cover the palate. The aftertaste is infinitely long.

Conservation