Abbotts & Delaunay Les Fruits Sauvages Pays d'Oc Chardonnay 2024 (France)

Description

Apple, Oak, Oatmeal

"It's elegantly expressed on the nose, revealing white-fleshed nectarine, red apple, oatmeal, and lemon peel nuances. The palate delivers succulent fruit flavours, a creamy mouthfeel, and well-pitched acidity, making it harmonious and lingering with a silky finish. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, April 2026

Aromas of pear, green apple, hazelnut, white flowers. Fresh, complex, balanced palate. Long finish with slight hints of butter.

Abbotts & Delaunay varietal wines are fruit forward, easy drinking and elegant wines from the Pays d’Oc that are the perfect complement to our AOC collection. Thanks to work in the vineyards that respects the soil and the vines, we are able to harvest healthy, concentrated grapes as well as take care to preserve the wild plants («Fleurs sauvages» or «Fruits Sauvages») that border them.

The grapes for this wine come from four terroirs: the buttresses of the Cévennes which lend freshness to the wine, the Aude valley, the region of Limoux which gives fruity aromas and the Hérault plain which brings richness and roundness.

1/3 of the cuvée undergoes a 3-week fermentation period in oak barrels (new and one-year-old). 9-months ageing in barrels, on the lees with regular stirring. Malolactic fermentation. The remaining is fermented in stainless steel vats at controlled temperatures (18°- 20°C). No malolactic fermentation.

Food Pairing: Serve at 12°C as an aperitif, with seafood, fish and charcuterie.