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Villa Soleilla | Nature . Light . Quintessence
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Description of the wine
Much respect and interest for this ancestral tradition of more than 8000 years in Georgia which consists of vinifying white grapes in whole bunches in buried clay amphorae.
The conviction of a very beautiful match here between the Roussanne, Viognier and Vermentino grape varieties, the terroir and the climate to produce an orange wine. The intention to create a great orange wine for laying down, all finesse and delicacy, balanced, with a beautiful aromatic structure and typical of the terroir of the Château.
The conviction of a very beautiful match here between the Roussanne, Viognier and Vermentino grape varieties, the terroir and the climate to produce an orange wine. The intention to create a great orange wine for laying down, all finesse and delicacy, balanced, with a beautiful aromatic structure and typical of the terroir of the Château.
Food and wine pairings offered by our chef
To be enjoyed with a lamb tagine,
roasted vegetables with mild spices and
matured cheeses.
Vinification and aging
The harvest is triggered at good maturity. Each plot is vinified separately with attention to detail and daily attention paid to the highest level at each stage. The grapes are vatted in whole bunches to complete their carbonic maceration in vats with a regulated temperature between 21 and 25°C for a fair balance of tannins, acidity and aromas.
During pressing, we distinguish the free-run juice, placed in different French oak barrels with a nuanced choice of oaks from Allier, Vosges,
with blond toasts. They will then complete their fermentation by asserting their tannic aspect. The press juice is put into clay amphorae, glass amphorae and two-material ovoid vats (stainless steel and wood). The
juices evolve here towards silkiness, roundness and fat.
In a clay amphora, the fruit and the color are affirmed. In a glass tank, without porosity, the light nuances the
colors. In an ovoid stainless steel and wooden vat, the suspended lees are in permanent movement and the juices
express their fat and roundness.
Each juice completes its fermentation in the aging cellar in each container, before being drawn off and then aged in the same containers for several months (between 6 and 9 months). Thus, at the end of the aging of the 3 grape varieties, coming from 6 plots, with 4 methods of aging the free-run and press juices, the blend is made one day fruit with a splendid palette of nuances.
Tasting note
The complex nose combines notes of
garrigue, thyme, caramel and honey.
The mouth is ample and complex.
We find spicy, fruity aromas
apricot, as well as floral notes
completed by a tannic structure
harmonious.
Conservation
Keep away from sunlight and at a constant temperature
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Villa Soleilla | Nature . Light . Quintessence
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James Suckling 90/100
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14% alcohol. Villa Soleilla is probably the world’s most expensive orange wine. It’s made from vineyards close to the Bertrand base at Château L’Hospitalet. ‘The idea is to create the most iconic orange wine,’ says Gérard. It’s aged three ways: one-thirds in amphora, one-third in glass (wine globes), and one-third in oak. Gerard says he’s celebrating the work of the Georgians: ‘This is where wine started.’ The white grapes are fermented on skins for three to four weeks. ‘The idea is to move from strong bitterness to light bitterness,’ he says, regarding the maceration. This is a powerful, intriguing wine with a wide array of flavours, but a sense of refinement and harmony. I’m getting mandarin, honeysuckle, hazelnut, marzipan and marmalade flavours, with bright citrussy fringing and hints of vanilla and apricot, all tingling and alive with purity and brightness as well as depth. For an orange wine, it’s nicely polished with a lovely finish that’s nicely bitter (orange peel) with some aniseed notes. You have to admire the ambition and execution behind this wine.
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