Costieres de Nimes: Chateau Roubaud: Cuvee Passion Blanc 2009
Description
Dry and unoaked white wine with subtle notes of wild herbs and flowers. The rich, fruity palate has well balanced acidity and leads on to a fresh, dry finish
- Style: White Wine, Dry (Sec), Medium-bodied
- Region: Languedoc, Costieres de Nimes,
- Producer: Guillaume Molinier
- Vintage: 2009
- Grape variety (Cépage): Grenache Blanc, Roussanne
- Wine pairing - drink with: Shellfish, Goat's Cheese
- Cellarage: Designed for youthful drinking.
- Vinification: The grapes are picked at optimum ripeness, de-stemmed and, after racking, the juice is fermented for 20 days with malolactic fermentation being blocked for extra vitality. The wine is then fined and filtered prior to bottling.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 13%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
Costières de Nîmes: Château Roubaud: Cuvée Passion Blanc 2009
A sapid dry white, made from 60% Roussanne and 40% Grenache Blanc. It has subtle notes of honey, wild herbs and flowers and a rich, fruity, slightly peppery palate with a well-balanced acidity leading on to a fresh, dry finish. Ideal food pairings are seafood, white meats and goat cheeses.