Château Maucoil Châteauneuf du Pape White 2019 (France)

Description

Lemon, Mineral, Pear

Lovely light gold hue with green hints. This wine is clean and bright. Rich and very fine on the nose, with connotations of pear and citrus. This wine is elegant and dense with good persistency and lovely minerality.

Château Maucoil's vineyards are located in the northwest of the Châteauneuf du Pape area, on the left bank of the River Rhône, and grow in the appellation's three soil types: pebbles, Urgonian and sand.

The vines for the white wine are planted in the Urgonioan soil, a limestone terrain suited to their production, The yield is around 25hl/ha and harvesting is carried our by hand, with the grapes being sorted individually before vinification.

After a cold skin maceration and pressing, alcoholic fermentation is maintained at 18c. Malolactic fermentation is prevented in order to preserve the wine's freshness and acidity. The wines do not undergo fining and ageing takes place in vat to bring out the varietal aromas and natural volume of this fine white wine.

Food Pairing: Enjoy as an aperitif with goats cheese canapés or paired with rich cuisine, shellfish, grilled salmon, brandade de morue (salted cod and potato mash), veal cullets with chanterelle mushrooms.