Delicious bright peach and apple fruit in this new release white from terrific, Parker rated winemaker, Jeff Carrel. Using Chardonnay from cooler vineyards in the Languedoc, he gets a lovely zing of freshness to balance the creamy ripe fruit.
Delicious bright peach and apple fruit in this new release white from terrific, Parker rated winemaker, Jeff Carrel. Using Chardonnay from cooler vineyards in the Languedoc, he gets a lovely zing of freshness to balance the creamy ripe fruit.
Tasting notes
Nicely rounded, with fresh orchard fruits with a lemony zing
Aroma
Creamy peach and fresh apple, with a hint of citrus
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We've been working with winemaker Jeff Carrel since the 1990s. Born in Paris, he trained as a chemist, then fell in love with winemaking, a passion he has never lost. His home turf and deep love is for southern France, just outside Carcassonne in fact. There vines grow at a reasonably high altitude, in a cooler climate to obtain just the ripeness Jeff is after. He is renown for being something of an eccentric, "effervescent and highly energetic, the bounciest winemaker we've ever met" said a South African colleague! He channels this energy into making great wines, as you'll taste here. Pure unoaked Chardonnay, it's ripe and peachy with a crisp apple and lemon zing. Chill down and serve with roast chicken, seafood pancakes or herby noodles.