2017 Saint Siffrein Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc

WSI92+ WA91-93 Showing more richness and character than the 2016, Saint Siffrein’s 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is full-bodied and lush, yet it manages to balance the ripe, honeyed-pineapple flavors with enough lime zest to keep things clean and interesting.
Estate Notes: Aromas of white flowers (acacia and lime flower). Surprising richness in the mouth with aromas of vanilla. Great length.
An unusual blend of white Grenache, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Picardan and Picpoul. It’s my little treasure! Its richness, its freshness, its aromas of spring flowers and citrus fruits, all make it a gourmand wine. The terroir is clavey-chalky with large rounded sun-warmed stones, which diffuse a gentle, provenditial heat that helps the grapes to mature.
The grapes are directly pressed to extract their juice at low pressure. The juice is then fermented at a controlled temperature to extract the grape aromas. We do add no sulfites during the vinification. 40% is vinified in barriques of 400 liters. It’s then preserved in fine lees in suspension. Maturing during 10 months. Malo-lactic fermentation is done (it brings more aromatic expression).  Bend: Grenache blanc 35%, Clairette 30%, Bourboulenc 15%, Roussanne 15%, Picardan 2,50%, Piquepoul 2,50%.