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Domaine Chiroulet - Soleil d'Automne 2018 (Sweet)

Domaine Chiroulet - Soleil d'Automne 2018 (Moelleux)

With its golden hue and aromas of fresh pear, apple, and grape, it wins you over instantly. On the palate, you’ll savor its refreshing sweetness, punctuated by notes of white fruit. A charming wine!

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Estate

Domaine Chiroulet

Vintage

Soleil d'Automne

Vintage

2018

Designation

IGP Côtes de Gascogne

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

70% Gros Manseng, 30% Petit Manseng

Viticulture

Natural drying on the vine

Grape Harvest

Slightly overripe (sun-dried)

Winemaking

Long, gentle direct pressing, followed by fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for the Gros Manseng and in wooden tanks for the Petit Manseng; cold fortification (fermentation halted at 50 g/L of residual sugar, with minimal sulfur added)

Livestock farming

Aged on fine lees without stirring

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

50 g/L

Eye

A yellow color with stunning green highlights

Nose

Very floral, with great complexity featuring citrus, red currants, and white fruits

Palate

Elegant and well-balanced, with a fresh finish thanks to citrus notes

Serve

At 12-14°C

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

As an aperitif, at 4 p.m. with cookies, with desserts, lemon meringue pies, or fruit tarts, or with Gascon foie gras

More information at Domaine Chiroulet

More information at IGP Côtes de Gascogne

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (A high-quality, recommendable wine that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

Philippe Fezas has been tending to his vineyards since 1995, the year he took the plunge and added the role of winemaker to his position as a consultant for Seguin-Moreau. Committed to producing expressive wines sold to wine shops and fine restaurants, he carefully plans his vineyard layout, bucking the trend of surrounding production. His two slopes face the Pyrenees and feature a variety of soils ranging from fine clay (the Côte d’Heux) to more calcareous soils (white earth).

Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

As the heir to four generations of winemakers who have been based here since 1893, Philippe Fezas looks out from his 50-hectare estate at the small 13th-century church in the nearby hamlet of Heux. A gentle breeze, the chiroula, blows through the rows of vines, drying the grapes that will yield exceptional flocs, Armagnacs, and Côtes de Gascogne. A sure bet.

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