France

Cassis

Medium

Cork

White

A family-run estate for more than 120 years, located in the amphitheatre of vines perched on the limestone cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean. Today the fourth and fifth generations, Nicolas and Emile Bontoux, are running the estate. This cuvée is made from 40% Marsanne, 40% Ugni Blanc and 20% Clairette. The destemmed grapes are cooled to 10°C then pressed slowly to preserve aromatic freshness. The varieties are fermented separately in a mix of oak and acacia barrels, then matured for 12 months on fine lees in the same barrels. Elizabeth Gabay MW: Darker gold in colour. A honeyed nose and a gritty texture to the palate, which offers very briny lime complexity. Piercing minerality, structured and complex notes of citrus, garrigue and olives. Natasha Hughes MW: Apples, lemon zest, gentle spice and stony minerality. This is nicely balanced, with lively acidity, a subtle spice note and good length. Joanna Simon: Creamy and rounded. Light apple fruit combined with peppery spice and soft but fluent acidity. Savoury, layered.

Clairette

Marsanne

Ugni Blanc

Domaine Cassis Bodin, Cuvée d'Emile, Cassis, Provence, France, 2023

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A family-run estate for more than 120 years, located in the amphitheatre of vines perched on the limestone cliffs overlooking th

Domaine Cassis Bodin, Cuvée d'Emile, Cassis, Provence, France 2023

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