"Le Tourbillon de la Vie" Blanc 2021 - Domaine Jean-Philippe Padié

"Le Tourbillon de la Vie" Blanc - Domaine Jean-Philippe Padié

The White by Tourbillon de la Vie, which means "joust of life", is a wine made from 100% Maccabeu grapes that come from various plots located in the Agly valley, located on granite and clay-limestone soils. The harvest is manual. In the cellar the fermentation is spontaneous with only indigenous yeasts. After racking, it is aged in steel tanks for 8 months. The "Le Tourbillon de la Vie" Blanc is straw-yellow in color. The nose is fresh and energetic, with hints of grapefruit, apricot and fresh mint. On the palate it is a deliciously fun and lively wine, fresh, gritty and rigorous, with notes of almond milk and oregano.

Service

We taste the "Le Tourbillon de la Vie" Blanc at a temperature around 8/10 ° C in tulip glasses. Wine to be drunk immediately but left to rest in the cellar for a few years can give great sensations.

Pairings

The "Le Tourbillon de la Vie" Blanc is a wine for all meals, excellent with vegetable appetizers, main courses of fish, to try with a fillet of baked sea bream.

Winery: Domaine Jean-Philippe Padié

The company of Jean-Philippe Padié is located in Calce, in the Agly valley, a few kilometers from Perpignan, in the Languedoc - Roussillon region. This area is excellent for the cultivation of the vine, where the marine influence and the energy of the winds temper the Mediterranean heat. Jean-Philippe before starting to make his own wine, he worked at Mas Amiel and Gauby's. Jean-Philippe is a true "gardener" who speaks with passion of his land, the age of his vines and his terroir in general. Today it has 15 hectares of vineyards scattered in about thirty plots. In his work he is helped by Kikito and Lorelei who take care of the vineyards of Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Maccabeu, White Grenache and Gray Grenache. In the vineyard it follows the lunar cycle and some energizing preparations in order to create a natural balance in its terroir. In the cellar, it does not force things, it does not add anything, it performs delicate sprays, spontaneous fermentations, no correction of the oenological parameters, homeopathic use of the sulfites. For containers use cement tanks or medium-small barrels used. From this approach born wines at the same time gluttonous and exceptionally precise.