Laurus
Pays d’Oc Viognier 2021

Name: Pays d'Oc Viognier
SKU: PF221815-1
Price: 11.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

IGP Pays d'Oc White

Tasting

Bright colour with golden yellow highlights. Attractive aromas of summer fruit such as peach or apricot. Round and fresh on the palate, evolving towards sweeter, richer notes. The long, fruity finish lingers on delicious notes of apricot.

Food & wine pairings

As an aperitif, of course! But also with scallop carpaccio or slightly matured goat’s cheese.

11,00 €the bottle

sold by 6 × 75cl

Delivery package: 8 €
FREE from 180 € of purchases

Detailed information

Vintage

The year 2021 has had its share of climatic events in store for us: frost, rain – too much or not enough – and lack of sunshine. At Château Grand Escalion, the weather was just as rough with an episode of frost disrupting the vegetative cycle, rain and insufficient sunshine. Despite these climatic events, the harvest took place in a relatively usual way for our whites and our rosés which, with relatively low yields, offer a beautiful aromatic, elegant and fruity palette.

Grape varieties

Viognier

Terroir

Selected plots in the Hérault department:
– Town of Florensac: limestone and stony hillsides, south exposure
– Town of Alignan-du-Vent: semi-slope of limestone-clay soils, south/south-west exposure.

Winemaking

Harvest between 31st August and 1st September 2021.
Cold prefermentary maceration in the press for 4 hours, then slow fermentation at low temperature (12/14°C) with stirring of the fine lees during 4 months. 90% of the cuvée spent 8 months in 275lt Laurus barrels.
Bottling date: 16th June 2022 – 10 000 bottles produced.

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Serve chilled at around 8-12°C.
Optimum maturity: 2023 – 2026

Degree of alcohol

13% vol.

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Laurus

Laurus means ‘Laurel’ in Latin, a Roman symbol of excellence. Here excellence is all about “terroir”: the grapes are grown on parcels selected for their ability to express the very best of each Appellation.

The term “terroir” encompasses a soil, a climate and people. Here it is expressed through sustainable partnerships with wine-growers who share our vision. The perfect combination of grape variey & soil, the precise maturing process in unique 275l. French oak "Laurus" barrels refines the structure, producing complex wines, with plenty of character, beautiful elegance and a long ageing potential.