Domaine du Bagnol Cassis Blanc 2024 Kentucky with fresh mint

with fresh mint

and a bit of gastrique (sugar and vinegar reduction) on the nose

Always bottled at natural strength

There are also areas of heavy clay that reduce vigor and hasten ripening

Organically farmed

Domaine du Bagnol Cassis Blanc 2024 Kentucky with fresh mintMarsanne (51%) is the dominant grape variety complemented by Clairette Blanc (31%) and some Ugni Blanc (18%). The vineyards to produce the white wine at Bagnol cover a bit less than 9 hectares and are planted on a gentle slope of clay and limestone soil with a north northwest exposure. After a manual harvest, the grapes are destemmed and pressed; the fermentation continues for three weeks in cement cuves at a temperature controlled 18 degrees Celsius;