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Wine No 6 from Lift Off Collection

Domaine Sibille

Chardonnay 2022

IGP Pays d'Oc

  • white
  • with food
  • dry
  • fruity

Domaine Sibille is the estate that red-pilled us about the real taste of Chardonnay. There's nothing but the truth of what the grapes taste like in this bottle. Beware: once you go there, there's no way back.

$42.50

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Domaine Sibille makes Chardonnay in a region usually known for other grape varieties. Most French Chardonnays come from Burgundy or Jura, but here, in the South, the grape takes us into another dimension. The estate farms the vines organically on limestone and clay. It's natural wine, but without the funk that sometimes comes with it.

 

 

We love the fresh, fruity notes of lemon and apricot, with very low residual sugar. You'd better decant this if you can: it's so stable that some of us even drink it the next day.

 

The craft

 

  • Machine harvesting

  • Pneumatic pressing

  • Aging on total lees

  • 13.5% ABV

  • Lifespan: up to 6 years

 

The occasion

 

Enjoy this wine with salmon tartare, asparagus, or white fish fillet with a lemony butter sauce, or comté and gruyère cheese.

 

The winemaker

Pierre Sibille

Early on in his life, a magical meal defined Pierre Sibille's vocation. The combination of a hen from Bresse with an old Ploussard from Pierre Overnoy (Jura) gave him so much pleasure that he wanted to contribute to moments like this one for others - Marcel Proust and his madeleines.

Pierre started his career as a wine grower and winemaker in Alsace where he was born. However, his passion for winemaking led him to want to experiment with red grapes, which are not very common in Alsace. So he moved his family to Minervois in the southwest of France.  There, he had to adapt to traditional local grapes like Marselan, but he retained the freedom to make uncharacteristic wines for the region like his Chardonnay.

Pierre likes to say that he designs his vineyards and sculpts his wines.  In his mind, it all begins with understanding grape juice!

A photo of Pierre Sibille

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