Ournac Frères Verdejo | Languedoc, France
Verdejo, famous in Spain, is now grown in Languedoc for its quality in higher temperatures, helping to adapt to climate change.
6-year-old vines from the plots named “les Garruffes et le Buga”. Sustainable viticulture are tended to with ecological practices; grass cover, bio-technical insect control, organic fertilisers, light tillage etc.
Destemmed at harvest, the grapes undergo traditional vinification and ageing in stainless steel vats.
Labels of the Ournac Frères range feature graphics of the political newspapers of 1900 where their great-great-grandfather and his brother, though wine merchants, also exercised their talents as artists and caricaturists.
Verdejo, famous in Spain, is now grown in Languedoc for its quality in higher temperatures, helping to adapt to climate change.
6-year-old vines from the plots named “les Garruffes et le Buga”. Sustainable viticulture are tended to with ecological practices; grass cover, bio-technical insect control, organic fertilisers, light tillage etc.
Destemmed at harvest, the grapes undergo traditional vinification and ageing in stainless steel vats.
Labels of the Ournac Frères range feature graphics of the political newspapers of 1900 where their great-great-grandfather and his brother, though wine merchants, also exercised their talents as artists and caricaturists.
Verdejo, famous in Spain, is now grown in Languedoc for its quality in higher temperatures, helping to adapt to climate change.
6-year-old vines from the plots named “les Garruffes et le Buga”. Sustainable viticulture are tended to with ecological practices; grass cover, bio-technical insect control, organic fertilisers, light tillage etc.
Destemmed at harvest, the grapes undergo traditional vinification and ageing in stainless steel vats.
Labels of the Ournac Frères range feature graphics of the political newspapers of 1900 where their great-great-grandfather and his brother, though wine merchants, also exercised their talents as artists and caricaturists.
Languedoc, France
Grapes: Verdejo
Tasting Notes: Yellow colour with green reflections. A light mineral lifted nose of mellow stone fruits and white flowers. The palate is medium-full and expressive - citrus and herbs with a rounded body with aniseed notes as it opens up. The finish is crisp and mouthwatering, followed by a pear after-taste.
ABV: 13.5%
Vintage: 2023
Ageing potential:
Attributes: Vegan. limited 6000 bottles,
Closure: cork
Farming: bio-technical insect control, organic fertilisers
Sustainability info: labels are printed on recycled paper
Winemaker: Camille Ournac
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