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Macabeu 2018 Olivier Pithon

Macabeu 2018 Olivier Pithon

Macabeu

片岩が磨いた、マカブの本領。

「収量は多いが個性に乏しい」と、かつてこの地で低く見られていたマカブ。片岩質の区画から生まれたこのキュヴェは、その評価を静かに覆します。林檎やスイカズラ、海風を思わせる香りに、フェンネルやオリーブ、ドライフルーツのニュアンスが重なり、岩を砕いたようなミネラルとレモンの風味が口中を覆います。ピュアで力強く、余韻はどこまでも長く。海の魚貝類や白身の肉、山羊のチーズとともに。

Item code

18W244

Producer

Domaine Olivier Pithon

Type

white

Region

Roussillon

Appellation

Cote Catalan

Vintage

2018

Grape varieties

Macabe 100%

Volume

750ml

Certifications

Agriculture Biologique

Serving temperature

8–10°C

Recommended glass

White-wine glass, small bowl

Tasting note

The taste erupts with apple, honeysuckle and sea breeze, with wonderful hints of fennel, olive and dried fruit. It tastes like a mixture of crushed rocks, with lemon and mineral water on top. It is incredibly pure and powerful, with a long finish.

Food pairing

Sea fish and shellfish, white meat, goat cheese.

Winemaking & technical data

Directly pressed, fermented with domestic yeast and aged in wooden vats for 14 months.