CORBIÈRES BLANC 2023 - DOMAINE DES DEUX CLÉS

Appellation: AOP Corbières

Grape Varieties: 58% Macabeu, 19% Grenache blanc, 10% Grenache gris, 7% Roussanne, 6% Rolle.

Terroir: Trias and Jurassic clay-limestone soils of great mineralogical diversity

Yield: 30 hl / ha

Alcohol: 13.0%

Winemaking: Sequential pressing in whole clusters. Cold soaking for 2 days. Fermentation in native yeasts. Regular but light lees stirring throughout the alcoholic fermentation. Natural malolactic fermentation according to the vintage and pH of each barrel.​

Aging: 28 barrels of 228L from the Burgundian barrels Chassin and Damy mainly, 10% of new wood.

Notes: 95 pts (2021 - Matthew Stubbs MW, for Tim Atkin MW regional report) An extraordinary wine from Gaëlle and Florian Richter at their estate above Fontjoncouse in the Corbières. Sourced from 3 different parcels on a veritable cacophony of soils, triassic limestone, with lots of quartz and some volcanic. Beautiful attack of lemon peel, grapefruit and green olive, a subtle cloak of toast from 8 months in barrel and a very long and seamless finish. Incredible poise and balance with so much freshness. 2023-2027