Clos Floridène blanc – AOC Graves 2019

25,80 €

Wine rating:

90-93 points by Wine Spectator

This property offers white wines of excellent quality. The white wine is magnificent: bursting with fruit and character, it deserves to be promoted to Cru Classé. This small domain belongs to Denis Dubourdieu, great wizard of white Bordeaux. This one is indeed considered, with good reason, as the man who revolutionized the vinification of white wine by introducing his technique known as pellicular maceration. A tasting of the wonders it produces reveals superb white gravels. It is an excellent wine, clearly undervalued, which would undoubtedly deserve to be classified with the best of its appellation.

Description

Le Clos Floridène, in Pujols sur Ciron, in the Graves, has been gradually built up by Denis and Florence Dubourdieu since 1982, thanks to successive purchases of plots, located on the best wine-growing areas. The name of the vintage is forged thanks to the two first names of its founders. The picking is done manually in general in one go and if necessary by 2 successive sortings of golden grapes, arrived at their aromatic optimum. After a possible phase of pellicular maceration, the slow extraction of the juices is carried out sheltered from oxidation. The free run musts are rigorously separated from the press musts and their clarification is done by natural sedimentation. The fermentation takes place in barrels renewed by quarter. Aging lasts 8 months on lees regularly resuspended.

Additional information

Type	Blanc
Appellation	AOC Graves
Bouche	Saveurs très fruitées, notes toastées. Du gras et de la minéralité.
Couleur	Blanc
Environnement	Agriculture raisonnée
Garde	A boire ou à garder
Nez	Arômes intenses aux notes fruitées de pèches blanches, citrons, pamplemousses.
Oeil	Couleur or vert
Pays	Bordeaux, France
Servir	Servir entre 10°C et 12°C
Spécificité	Ventes Privées
Récompense	Parker, Wine Spectator
Millésime	2017
Format	Bouteille 75cl