AMPELOSAURUS Chardonnay
IGP Pays d'OC Blanc
HISTORY
Reputed for the excellence of wines from vineyards at high altitudes, the upper valley of the Aude, with red clay soils dating back to the cretaceous period, is also the principal fossil deposit of the last dinosaurs in Europe. In Latin, Ampelosaurus Atacis (- 70 million years) means the dinosaur (lizard) of the Aude vineyards. This articulated «Titanosaurus» is one of the only two specimens in the world discovered to this day, of which the name evokes our terroir, the area of their discovery.
VINEYARD
Our vineyards are located in the upper valley of the Aude, between 200 and 300m in altitude on red ferrous and clay soils.
GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay.
VINIFICATION
The Chardonnay grapes are pressed directly on arrival at the cellar, the must is settled, then the fermentation takes place in small, thermo-regulated tanks. The wines are matured in oak barrels for between five and six months.
TASTING NOTES
This «Dino Chardonnay» is bright gold in colour with a delicate nose of white flowers, hawthorn and acacia. Elegant on the palate, lightly citrus fruit, white peach and toast lead to a fresh, mineral style on the finish.
MATCHING WITH FOOD
This white will accompany Papillotte-style fish, chicken with lemongrass or fresh goat’s milk cheese.
