Roc du Gouverneur Blanc 2019 Rivesaltes Cooperative

The formidable Roc du Gouverneur Blanc, Cotes du Roussillon, is cool-fermented to help accentuate the wine's enticing fruity freshness; this dry white has a floral bouquet and a surprisingly complex flavour (Macabeo/Grenache Blanc/Vermentino). 

The vineyards of the Cotes du Roussillon are amongst some of France?s most southerly (the majestic Pyrenees form an impressive backdrop) and the Rivesaltes cooperative, managed by the highly innovative Fernand Baixas, is one of the most forward-thinking in France, paying their 700 members purely on the quality of their grapes rather than on potential alcohol.

Baixas has mapped-out all the vineyards that he draws grapes from and has worked out quality-style-microclimate graphs to further increase quality. Interestingly enough this practice is also undertaken at Les Producteurs de Plaimont in Gascony, from whom we source other excellent wines.

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Aperitif, Chicken, marinated pork

Dry

Light Bodied

Pale Yellow

Macabeo, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino

Languedoc Roussillon, France

Rivesaltes Cooperative

2019

Contains Sulphites