Gravillas 2023 Minervois Blanc "L'Inattendu"

The Unexpected. A surprising full dry white wine - fresh but mineral and very complex. Grenaches (plus a bit of Maccabeu) fermented and aged (10 months) on lees in 500L barrels. Floral, herbal, stone, white peach, dried pear aromas. The palate is dense, elegant and mineral with more stone flavors than fruit, with a beautiful finish. Forceful enough to enjoy with good canned sardines, mackerel or veal blanquette, a rare match for organic goat cheese - a unique and delicious wine! The 2023 is really superb - "...wave after wave of equisitely precise, glittering, crystalline mica-mineral dust and sweet orage acidity. This is exceptional." - Tamlyn Currin in JancisRobinson.com