A complex aromatic palette, with hints of walnuts and spices, this is an oxidative vin de voile wine made in the spirit of a vin jaune from the Jura. Rich and dry, this is an extremely high-class wine! An unbelievable cuvée, unique in the world...
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Wine without added sulfites
- Designation
- Vin de France
- Bottled by
- Etienne Courtois 41230
- Colour
- White wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2027 to 2045
- rock’n’roll
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100% Menu Pineau from vines farmed organically and planted on a flinty clay soil. The grapes are late harvested, with ultra low yields; An unconventional and incredible approach to maturation 12 YEARS in barrels without ouillage, i.e. the topping up the barrels regularly to compensate for the phenomenon of evaporation known as “the angels share”. When a barrel is not topped up for a long time a veil of flor develops on the surface of the wine; the flor is nourished by the wine. Without fining nor filtration, without added sulfites.
Etienne Courtois
Étienne Courtois follows in the footsteps of his father Claude Courtois, vinifying natural, haute-couture wines that are sought after all over the world. Although Claude continues (and always will!) to work as a vigneron on a smaller surface, it is Étienne who now stands at the head of the renowned Les Cailloux du Paradis in Sologne. A dreamlike place where Nature reigns supreme: a domain with...
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