Le Caveau Wine Merchants - Cuvée Marine 'Colombard, Sauvignon Blanc', Domaine Ménard (South-West France)

Cuvée Marine is a blend of 60% Colombard with 20% each of Sauvignon Blanc and Gros Manning grown following organic practice, the wine shows great purity of fruit with a racy mineral, sea-infused edge. Very aromatic, with scents of grapefruit, passion fruit, white flowers, pear drop and honey suckle; the palate is crisp and gives an instant impression of freshness. Very clean, with exuberant flavours of aniseed, exotic fruit, pear and menthol hints, it ends with fresh notes of minerals.
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“Southwest France is a great source of distinctive, good value wines... ...The vineyards are made up of fossilised oyster shells which bring a nice minerality to the wine. It’s complex and slightly richer than your average Côtes de Gascogne and combines grapefruit and lemon peel characters.” Christelle Guibert: ‘Broaden your wine horizons’ Decanter Magazine