Calmel & Joseph - IGP Pays d'Oc Villa Blanche Chardonnay 2025
15/20
Jancis Robinson
Médaille d'Or
Chardonnay du Monde
"A huge success!"
Villa Blanche Chardonnay brilliantly lives up to its reputation with this vintage. Powerful and well-balanced, it reveals aromas of candied lemon, pineapple, and apricot, accompanied by notes of butter, coconut, and caramel. On the palate, it captivates with its freshness, structure, and fullness, with a deliciously creamy finish.
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Eye
Light yellow color with golden highlights
Nose
Powerful and well-balanced, with aromas of candied lemon, pineapple, and apricot, along with notes of butter, coconut milk, and caramel
Palate
Well-balanced, good body, plenty of freshness, a long and smooth finish
Serve
At 8-10°C
Drink before
2028
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with a sea bass fillet baked in foil, asparagus risotto, tagliatelle with seafood, veal skewers, or an exotic fruit salad…
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
The perfect choice for anyone who wants to discover fine Languedoc wines that remain true to their terroir. Jérôme Joseph and Laurent Calmel are wine merchants without their own cellars. They age the selected vintages at the wineries from which they purchase them, respecting the original flavors and terroirs. A wide, delightful selection featuring many excellent wines and a few stunning surprises.
Decanter
Rated Estate Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2026 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Laurent Calmel, an oenologist, teamed up with Jérôme Joseph to found a wine merchant firm in 1995 that specializes in regional wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon. The duo launched their own label in 2007. They select the vineyard plots, vinify the grapes, and age the wines.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2025 guide) 15/20 (2024 vintage)
Rated "Recommended"
Chardonnay du Monde
Wine Awarded a Gold Medal (2024 Vintage)
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