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Chateau de l’Ou Infiniment de l'Ou Cotes Catalanes Chardonnay 2020
£197.64
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6 bottle(s) at £32.94 per bottle.
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ZHD5709720A
Chateau de l’Ou Infiniment de l'Ou Cotes Catalanes Chardonnay 2020
- Country- France
- Region- Roussillon
- Grape Varieties- Chardonnay 100%
- Alcohol by volume- 14.5%
- Case size 6 / 75cl
- Producer- Château De L'ou
- This vibrant Chardonnay is characterized by great minerality, layered with bright citrus notes, floral hints, and toasted nuts through to a vibrant, saline finish.
- Awards 92 Pts, Jeb Dunnuck, 2022
The Chardonnay grapes come from the Cotes Catalans, which is the principle IGP allowing only mono-varietal wines. The vines thrive at an altitude of 385 metres elevation in the Haute Valle de l'Agly, in the Roussillon region. The climate is Mediterranean, strongly influenced by cooling coastal breezes combined with mountain-freshness from the foothills of the Pyrenees which balance the hot, arid summers. The terroir is made up of a mosaic of black schist soils, which date back to the Cretaceous period. The schistous marl produces shallow soils, which force the vines to send their roots deep in search of water and nutrients. The vineyard is certified organic, no herbicides or chemicals are used. Yields are kept low to ensure good concentration of the pure fruit flavours and the grapes are hand-harvested.
Chateau de l’Ou is a dynamic, organic estate in Montescot, Roussillon owned by oenologists Severine and Philippe Bourrier. Purchased in 1998, they immediately converted to organic farming, an avant-gardist approach in Roussillon at that time, and the estate is now certified by Ecocert. The estate, which originally comprised 30 hectares: 26 hectares of vineyard and four olive trees, has been gradually expanded by adding plots from across the region, by 2018, it covered a further 45 hectares. L'Ou’ translates as ‘egg’ in Catalan and refers to an ovoid-shape resurgence of water that was located at the site of the property, which Severine and Philippe wanted to bring to life in their project. Together, they use their expertise to cultivate the Roussillon terroir with its heat and arid lands to hand-craft wines using a variety of fermentation vessels, from terracotta and sandstone amphora to barrels, producing stunning, supple cuvees which showcase this distinctive terroir.
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