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Château Mas Neuf - Compostelle Blanc 2008
Château Mas Neuf - Compostelle Blanc 2008

Château Mas Neuf - Compostelle Blanc 2008

Costières de Nîmes|White wine
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Produced in a limited run of just 3,000 bottles, the Compostelle Blanc comes from vineyards where the grapes ripen slowly but optimally, on highly permeable Villefranchian gravel soils. Its production also involves several months in Sauternes barrels, particularly those from Château d’Yquem. It opens with aromas of sweet spices (Bourbon vanilla) and displays roundness, freshness, and a beautiful aromatic complexity blending citrus and white flowers. An elegant and charming white wine that’s ready to enjoy right now!

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Estate

Château Mas Neuf

Vintage

Compostelle

Vintage

2008

Designation

Costières de Nîmes

Region

Rhône

Grape Varieties

85% Roussanne, 15% Grenache blanc

Regions

A selection of plots that allow the grapes to ripen slowly but optimally, on highly well-drained Villafranchian cobble soils

Viticulture

Sustainable agriculture: grass-covered plots, organic fertilizers as needed, green harvesting to better control yields

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

Alcoholic fermentation in barrels at a controlled temperature (18–20°C)

Livestock Farming

aged for 8 months in barrels that previously held a wine from the Sauternes region (Château d’Yquem)

Eye

Golden Yellow Dress

Nose

It opens with aromas of sweet spices (Bourbon vanilla), giving way after swirling to the white fruit notes (pear, peach) typical of Roussanne

Palate

Aging on the lees with bâtonnage adds roundness and aromatic complexity. Notes of cinnamon and vanilla blend with pear and linger beautifully on the finish.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/4 hour before

Drink starting at

2010

Drink before

2012

Production

3,000 bottles

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

A d&eacute;guster sur un homard au Pommeau, des gambas piqu&eacute;es de vanille bourbon, des filets de rouget et petits l&eacute;gumes Ni&ccedil;ois en ratatouille...<br/>

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Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated estate (2012 guide): 3*Stars (Very high-quality production)

About the estate:

“Luc Baudet had the audacity to settle in this region, which is still strongly influenced by the cooperative. Deeply attached to the Costières de Nîmes, he made his home at Mas Neuf. The richness of the terroirs allows him to offer three types of wine: Rhône Paradox, highlighting the freshness and purity of the fruit; Compostelle, the result of careful selection from old vines, as well as grapes from the best plots; and finally Armonio, born from a collaboration with Louis Mitjavile (of Tertre Roteboeuf in Saint-Émilion, among others).”

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