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Advanced Search WINE SHOP: Red Wine French Red Wine Italian Red Wine Spanish Red Wine German Red Wine Australian Red Wine New Zealand Red Wine American Red Wine Chilean Red Wine Argentinean Red Wine South African Red Wine White Wine French White Wine Italian White Wine Spanish White Wine German White Wine Australian White Wine New Zealand White Wine American White Wine Chilean White Wine Argentinean White Wine South African White Wine Austrian White Wine Rosé Wine Sparkling and Fortified Wine Champagne Sparkling Wine Fortified Wine Wine Gifts Wine Accessories Wine Gift Vouchers Riedel Glasses Bin Ends and Discounted Items   Terms & Conditions   CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL BLANC 2006 Beaucastel Blanc is nearly as famous as it red sibling and rightly so. From a superb vintage, the wine offers a perfumed and floral nose with a rich and full bodied palate. This elegance combined with the ability to age many years, this wine presents an excellent choice for something slightly out of the ordinary. VINEYARD The white wines of Château de Beaucastel are amongst the finest expressions of Roussanne grapes grown in a warm climate. This is the "standard" bottling, made from roughly 80% Roussanne and 20% Grenache Blanc, whose vines are between 10 and 40 years old. The vineyard site is a seven hectare site close to the Château itself. Yields are kept extremely low and then great care is taken in the vineyard to ensure healthy, strong vines, producing ripe grapes in perfect condition. Finally, depending on the vintage, the grapes must be harvested at the right moment and vinified correctly. The soil here is similar to that of the red wine vineyard: a thick layer of Miocene marine molasses overlaid with alpine diluvium. As with Coudoulet, this carpet of rounded stones helps the grapes get off to a good start in the spring and allows them to attain perfect ripeness. GRAPE VARIETIES 80% Roussanne, 15% Grenache blanc, 5% various other varieties VINIFICATION The grapes are harvested by hand and taken quickly to the winery in small baskets. A second hand sorting is done upon arrival to cull any unripe or damaged grapes. After a light pneumatic pressing, the must is allowed to clarify overnight. Thirty percent of the wine is fermented in barrels and the remainder in temperature controlled stainless steel vats. Once the malolactic fermentation is completed, half of the new wine matures in small oak barrels and half in vats for about eight months. TASTING NOTE The wine has a pale yellow colcour with gold pale undertones. It has an intense nose of white peach, white flowers and honey. The wine is full bodied, with a finish showing crisp and a mineral freshness. CLOSURE:    Cork ALCOHOL:    13.5% (10.1 units per bottle) Per Bottle £41.99 Quantity:   People who bought this item also bought: 1. LA FERME JULIEN CÔTES DU LUBERON 2007

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