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Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs10 yrs12 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: honeysuckle, white peach, beeswax, almond
Palate: dried apricot, fennel, lemon curd, saline minerality
Reserve Cassis Blanc from old-vine Marsanne with partial barrel fermentation. Honeyed weight and saline drive for ageing.
What it pairs with
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Roast lobster with garlic butter
Sweet lobster meat picks up the wine's honey and almond palate; saline drive cuts the butter. -
Bouillabaisse
Heritage Cassis pairing; barrel-aged weight stands up to the saffron broth and rouille. -
Roast Bresse chicken with herbs
Rich poultry and herb butter find the wine's beeswax and dried-apricot weight.
History
The Excellence cuvee was introduced in the mid-1990s as the estate's reserve white, drawn from older Marsanne and Clairette parcels and finished with partial barrel fermentation. The wine ages remarkably well, with 10-year-old bottles showing developed beeswax and saline-citrus aromatics.
- 1995: First release of the Excellence cuvee as the estate's reserve white
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine de la Ferme Blanche · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Marsanne (50%), Clairette (30%), Bourboulenc (20%)
- Classification
- Cassis AOC
- Oak
- Partial fermentation in old oak barrels, 10 months ageing on fine lees with batonnage
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 24 to 36 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Domaine de la Ferme Blanche Cassis Excellence Blanc
What does Domaine de la Ferme Blanche Cassis Excellence Blanc taste like?
Honeysuckle, white peach, beeswax and almond on the nose; dried apricot, fennel, lemon curd and saline minerality on the palate. Full-bodied with medium acidity and a long mineral finish.
When should I drink Domaine de la Ferme Blanche Cassis Excellence Blanc?
Drink between 2 and 10 years from vintage. The partial barrel-fermentation and lees ageing give cellar potential; older vintages show honeyed, saline depth.
What food pairs with Domaine de la Ferme Blanche Cassis Excellence Blanc?
Roast lobster with garlic butter is the canonical pairing; the lobster's sweetness meets the wine's honey-almond palate. Bouillabaisse and roast Bresse chicken are equally strong matches.
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