Silvert & Saibene Wines, LLP

Val Beylie “Demoiselle”

About the Wine:

 

Extended skin maceration, while not the norm for Bordeaux Blanc, gives this wine unique weight and color along with distinctive honey notes on the palate. Organically grown grapes from estate vineyards owned by Christophe Pont with clay and limestone soils.  Christophe Pont runs all aspects of this operation with his own bare hands. The ten acre spread of Val Beylie is large enough to feed the family and small enough to avoid the need for employees - Just the right size for a man driven to keep life simple and fulfilling.  Wines are fermented and cellared in the 18th century winery adjacent to Christophe's house.  “Demoiselle” means “damsel” in English.

 

Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Origin: France | Appellation: Bordeaux Blanc, (estate grown and bottled)

Elaboration: Grapes are hand picked in small boxes for delivery to the winery. Grapes are pressed, left to sit on the skins for several hours, fermented with native yeast in stainless steel tanks with temperature control.

Conservation: Unoaked

 

Tasting Notes:

 

Nice clean, fruit forward nose, delicate and smooth in the mouth with herbs, honey, white flowers and gingerbread in the nose. Weighty and quite complex in the mouth with good acidity and minerality, nice and balanced on the finish.

 

Technical Data:

 

Production: 500 cases | Alcohol: 11.8% | TA: 3.2 g/l | Residual Sugar: <2 g/l 

| pH: 3.7