APPELLATION: AOC Costières de Nîmesdomaineselect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Mas-des-Bressades... · REGION: Costières de Nîmes, France WINE COLOR: White VARIETALS: 45% Roussanne

  Mas des Bressades is regarded as oneof the f inest domaines of theCostières de Nîmes, and Cyril Maresone of the appellat ion’s most talentedproducers. The Estate consists of 40hectares of vineyards, all of which arefarmed sustainably. The soils are richin red clay and l imestone  galetsroulés, which provides a layer ofinsulation in t imes of extremeweather .

APPELLATION: AOC Costières de Nîmes

CUVEE: Tradition Blanc

REGION: Costières de Nîmes, France

WINE COLOR: White

VARIETALS: 45% Roussanne / 55% Viognier

AGE OF VINES: 20 years ( 5 to 45 years)

TYPE OF SOIL: Siliceous Rhône pebbles.

LOCATION: Located 35 miles southwest of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, onthe western side of the Rhône.

YIELD: 3 5 - 4 0 h l / h a

VINIFICATION: Fermentation in 80% new oak barrels. No malolacticfermenta t ion

AGING: This wine is aged completely in barrel; 80% new oak and20% 1 year old. The wine only stays in barrel for 5 monthsto slightly kiss the wine with a nuance of oak- allowingthe fruit to be the focus of the wine.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES: Yes

TASTING NOTE: In the glass, notes of tropical banana and pineappleengage your senses. This is a rich, powerful wine loadedwith fruit and balanced with creamy oak and crispmineral notes on the finish.

FOOD PAIRING: Baked chicken or seafood.

WEBSITE: www.masdesbressades .com/

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