“A much-maligned grape that’s actually fantastic when yields are kept in check!” Vincent tells us. Lots of freshness, with notes of candied lemon, pear, Granny Smith apple, and white flowers. On the palate: great purity and finesse; and to top it all off, we really love that very low alcohol content!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Wine without added sulfites
- Designation
- Vin de France
- Bottled by
- SAS Le Barouillet - 24240
- Colour
- White wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 9 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2028
- rock’n’roll
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Second vintage for this 100% Ugni Blanc cuvée, from 12-year-old vines farmed biodynamically and planted on a small hillock at 200 meters altitude. The plot sits on clay soils. Manual harvest, direct pressing, natural vinification and two years of ageing in terracotta amphorae. Bottled without fining or filtration, with no added sulfites.
Vincent Alexis
Vincent Alexis has since 2014 been the face of Château Barouillet, an estate 50 km east of Saint-Émilion in Pomport in Dordogne, which has been in the same family for more than eight generations. Today, three family members from three generations continue to run the business! Indeed, Vincent benefits from the experience of his father Gérard, with nearly 40 vintages under his belt at the...
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