The 2023 Cotes de Provence Blanc Porquerolles, made entirely from Rolle (Vermentino), presents a lively, delicate bouquet of iodine, flowers, lemon confit, peach and white pepper. Medium to full-bodied, round and precise, it possesses a pure and crystalli...
The Maladiere climat is located mid-slope, between 300 and 320 metres altitude, with the domaine's 5ha of vines including some vines older than 50 years. The mix of browner, clay based soils on the western side and the higher limestone content in the east results in well-structured and appealing wines with complex aromas from long oak ageing.
A similar aromatic profile to the Clos de la Servoisine adds a touch of poached plum to the blend. On the palate, the medium-bodied flavors are even more refined with a prominent bead of minerality adding a sense of lift to the youthfully austere, compact...
Ripe and fresh aromas of white flowers, pear and apple compote are trimmed in just enough wood influence to merit pointing out. The succulent, rich and seductively textured medium-bodied flavors display evident power and density while maintaining good ba...
A vague suggestion of the exotic suffuses the ripe aromas of white peach, passion fruit and orange peel. There is impressive density and powerful the delicious and appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors that reflect a certain robustness on the complex...
A more floral-infused nose also reflects a whiff of the exotic though here it's more subtle, on the aromas of poached pear and discreet wood. The sleek and unusually refined middle weight flavor possess both good volume and focused power that seems to bui...
Smoky aromas of poached pear, just sliced apple, lemon-lime and a floral nuance give way to slightly more energetic flavors that possess solid concentration and better length on the clean, dry and refreshing finish. Once again, better depth would be bene...