Miraval Blanc Coteaux Varois - 2018
This wine is fleshy and mineral at the same time with aromas of white-flesh fruit, small peaches and almonds. A balance which gives this wine a unique sensation.
Presentation

A wonderfully balanced wine between fruit and minerality, sign of a great terroir for whites.

The vintage

The 2018 vintage is a ray of Provencal sunshine, thanks to the region’s particularly generous climate and nature. The rains at the beginning of the season meant the vines were well-prepared and grew healthily in the spring. This is an exacting time during which we need to be constantly in the vineyard, keeping an eye on things, and the work is painstaking and me-ticulous. The warm and sunny summer we then enjoyed in Provence enabled the grapes to mature perfectly and harvesting conditions were ideal. This 2018 vintage is a rich one indeed, full of fruit and a fine freshness.

Location

Chateau Miraval is one of the only estates in Provence to have its own private Valley on the Commune of Correns to the north of Brignoles.
It covers 2 appellations: Coteaux Varois en Provence (to the North-West) and Cotes de Provence (to the East of the estate).

Terroir

The vineyard is planted on a gentle slope (between 5% and 9%) of clay and limestone soils. The sub-soils are known as Keuper marl. These clays have low internal surface areas and are particularly adapted to great white varietals.

Ageing

The grapes are hand picked in 35Kg crates and then sorted. Gentle pressing. Vinification in stainless steel tanks (90%) and in oak barels with batonnage (10%).