Château Barbanau - L'Instant blanc 2016
As a white wine, L'Instant shines with both its liveliness and freshness, which are particularly enjoyable during the warmer months. Made from organically grown grapes—like all of the estate’s wines—it offers aromas of grapefruit, pear, and pineapple. Its finesse, a hallmark of the estate, is particularly noteworthy. Enjoy it to the fullest!
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Eye
a clear, brilliant color with green highlights
Nose
with notes of grapefruit, pear, and pineapple
Palate
lively and fresh, with a lovely finesse
Serve
at 10-12°C
Open
1/4 hour before
Drink starting at
2017
Drink before
2020
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with grilled sardines, cod brandade, pasta with basil and garlic...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the estate:
This family-run estate, spanning two appellations—Cassis and Côtes de Provence—is now led by the very friendly and dynamic couple Sophie and Didier Simonini-Cerciello. Across their 32 hectares of vineyards—including 7 hectares in Cassis known as Clos Val Bruyère—they practice exemplary viticulture, certified biodynamic since 2018. As a result, the vines and soil thrive, and the surrounding area teems with exceptional biodiversity—even by organic standards. The wines are crisp and well-defined, with, in the Cassis appellation, that salty note that so perfectly characterizes this terroir. The “Blanc Kalahari” cuvée—whose name was inspired by the couple’s love for Botswana—is worth the trip: it is one of the estate’s most interesting and original wines.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Émile Bodin founded Clos Val Bruyère in 1889. A century later, Sophie, his great-granddaughter, and her parents took over the few hectares of vineyards they had inherited and breathed new life into this estate. That same year, they acquired Château Barbanau, 23 hectares of vineyards located at the westernmost edge of the Côtes-de-Provence appellation, at an elevation of 360 meters. Today, Sophie and her husband Didier run this château and have been producing biodynamic wines certified by Biodyvin since the 2018 vintage.
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