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Guffens at Château des Tourettes - Bien Entendu Roussanne Viognier d'Aigle 2011

Guffens au Château des Tourettes - Bien Entendu Roussanne Viognier d'Aigle 2011

IGP Vaucluse|White wine

3.6/5 (5 customers)

This beautiful wine, a harmonious blend of Roussanne and Viognier, is very powerful and complex on the nose, with pronounced aromas of exotic fruits. On the palate, it is full-bodied, fresh, and elegant, with substantial structure. A very pleasant, fresh, and well-defined white wine—ideal with escargots, for example...

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Estate

Château des Tourettes

Vintage

Bien Entendu Roussanne Viognier d'Aigle

Vintage

2011

Designation

IGP Vaucluse

Region

Rhône

Grape Varieties

75% Roussanne, 25% Viognier

Regions

“Plateau de l’Aigle” plot: low-fertility limestone soils

Viticulture

traditional culture

Winemaking

grape varieties aged in barrels, with about 15% new barrels

Livestock farming

in barrels for the Viognier but in large oak vats for the Roussanne, on fine lees

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

a slightly golden yellow color

Nose

Very powerful and complex, with notes of exotic fruits

Palate

Very full-bodied, fresh, and elegant, with substantial structure. A very pleasant, fresh, and well-defined wine

Serve

bottled at 10°C

Open

30 minutes before

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairings

A déguster sur des cuisses de grenouilles, des escargots, une volaille à la crème...<br/>

More information at Château des Tourettes

More information at IGP Vaucluse

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated estate (2022 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the estate:

Château des Tourettes owns a lovely vineyard on the Apt plateau. Maine and Jean-Marie Guffens have almost entirely restructured the vineyard, demonstrating their commitment to creating a distinctive terroir through the replanting of mass-selected vines. The wines remain true to Jean-Marie Guffens’ style, consistently striking a balance between fully ripe grapes and a mineral tension on the finish. Jean-Marie and Maine are refocusing production on white wines and discontinuing the Guffens du Sud wine merchant business.

Customer rating

3.6/5

based on 5 reviews