2020 Clos Mireille Blanc, Domaines Ott, Provence

£35.50 inc. VAT

A superb white wine that tastes even better than it looks and a big favourite of us Songbirds.

Clos Mireille is an ancient terrain distinguished for its combination of schists and clays, and by an absence of limestone. The vineyard’s proximity to the sea explains the inimitable character of the wines produced at Clos Mireille. Domaines Ott was founded in 1912 by Alsatian engineer Marcel Ott. Today, the wineries are owned and managed by Champagne Louis Roederer. These wines are made at three distinctively different estates: Château Romassan (Bandol), Clos Mireille and Château de Selle (both Côtes de Provence).

The grapes are all picked by hand and go through a stringent selective grape sorting followed by an extremely delicate pressing in vertical presses. Slow fermentation is followed by aging in oak casks. Bottling is done the following spring and then the wine is stored in the cellars for eight to twelve months. The blend is 67% Semillon and 33% Rolle.

Bright pale-yellow hue with a pale green tinge, this wine reveals intense aromas of lemon, kaffir lime, melon and peach. Fresh and clean with notes of dried white fruit lifted by marked minerality. The mouthfeel is silky yet refreshingly crisp. A bouquet of white flowers and lemon zest characterise its finish, alongside the saline notes that are so typical of Clos Mireille.

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