1 Coume Gineste blanc 300 cl 2007

Terroir: Schistes gris, argilo–calcaire, exposition plein nord à 200 mètres d’altitude.

Cépages: Grenache blanc 50 % & Grenache gris 50 %  Vignes de 60 ans

Rendements:15hl/ha.

Vendanges: Manuelles en caisses avec tri à la cave sur table.

Vinification: Pressurage direct, léger débourbage. Levures indigènes. Sans enzymage, sans chaptalisation, sans acidification.

Elevage: Barriques neuves à 50% et barrique d'un vin avec bâtonnage 50%  12 mois d'élevage.

Mise en bouteille: sans collage, ni filtration.

Production: 2000 bouteilles.

Garde: 30 ans.

Tasted from a large Austrian cask, Gauby’s 2007 Coume Gineste – composed of slightly more Grenache Blanc than –Gris – is saline and citric, bright and refreshing from its nose to a long tail as incandescent as that of a skink or (four-legged) Smaragd. The combination of palpable extract, shimmering minerality, and razor-sharp clarity is remarkable, although right now what we have is at best 30% satisfaction and 70% fascination and potential. “It’s just a baby, after all,” says Gauby. Maybe, but it already has a full set of teeth! Get on line, though, because this is going to be a show-stopper in a few years – even in the short term it may reveal a lot more nuance.

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