Olivier Coste Rare Carignan Blanc food-match_lamb and flavourful mushroom dishes

and flavourful mushroom dishes

made and bottled in Saronno

limestone and chalk soils

62% went into stainless steel tanks to retain freshness and the remaining 38% into 3rd/4th fill French oak barrels for added complexity

The bouquet has a pleasant fresh fruit fragrance

Olivier Coste Rare Carignan Blanc food-match_lamb and flavourful mushroom dishesMade from 100% Carignan Blanc, a rare Mediterranean variety of which there are only 250 hectares remaining. This cuve is produced from 70 year old vines that are cultivated in a two hectare plot by the sea in Castelnau de Guers. Limestone rich soils contribute to the elegance of the cuve and the grapes are harvested during the cool of the night to retain freshness. Pre fermentation maceration took place for 24 hours before gentle pressing and the must