Pleine Lune 2019

Winery Domaine Le Conte des Floris

Region Languedoc, France

Grapes Carignan Blanc 35%, Marsanne 65%

ProfileVery creamy and round profile with notes of tropical fruit, ripe yellow apple, almond, marzipan, and a refreshing acidity from Carignan Blanc.

Grape GrowingOrganic farming in a rustically wild vineyard. Grapes are hand harvested harvested in 12kg boxes and are pressed with a vertical press.

WinemakingNatural yeast. Fermented in 100% very old oak barrels. Fined with clay. Low sulfur. The wines are fermented using Burgundian methods, meaning the fermentation takes place in used barrels with a bit of battonage. After one year total in barrel, the wines are moved to a steel tank to rest for three more months, then bottled. After one year in bottle, they are released.

More About the WineMessage from Daniel... “White WE WORK around an unknown variety that beautifully adapted to our climate, white carignan. Its natural acidity helps push high enough maturity without leading to soft wines Most of our work, trying to be minimally intrusive as possible in the vineyard and in the winery, is to express our land closer. Through the expression of our soils, diverse and very fragmented, we are seeking the delicacy and freshness in our wines more than the concentration and power.”