Alain Jaume Vacqueyras Blanc Grande Garrigue is a blend of 40% Grenache blanc, 20% Viognier, 20% Clairette and 20 % Roussanne.
This plot of white wines is located in the immediate vicinity of Gigondas, The terroir is made up of fine and agile sands with a light beige hue. There are small limestone fragments with a well-developed root system that draws its resources from up to 2 meters deep.
Dry and floral, it has primary aromas of white flowers. On the palate, we feel the balance of this wine between liveliness and roundness, revealing notes of jasmine and honeysuckle.
Fine-fleshed fish, shallots sauce; Endive tart burrata.
In the 14th century, during their stay in Avignon, the popes built a papal castle in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Impressed by the area’s exceptional terroir surrounding the castle, Pope Jean XXII planted the ...
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