From Aix-en-Provence: Half-day Sidecar Wine Tour
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 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, yellow plum, beeswax, almond
Palate: lemon curd, dried apricot, fennel, saline minerality
Roussanne-led concrete-egg-aged Alpilles white from biodynamic vines. Beeswax weight on a saline-mineral spine; built for the cellar.
What it pairs with
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Roast Bresse chicken with morels
Rich poultry and earthy mushrooms find the wine's beeswax weight and saline drive. -
Aged Comte cheese
Nutty alpine cheese sits with the wine's honey and almond palate. -
Roast monkfish with Provencal herbs
Dense white fish and the wine's almond-fennel palate are a tailored pairing.
History
Roucas (Provencal for rocky outcrop) is Hauvette's white, drawn from old-vine Roussanne, Marsanne and Clairette and aged in concrete eggs with no added sulfites.
- 2000: First release of Roucas Blanc
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Hauvette · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Roussanne, Marsanne, Clairette
- Classification
- IGP Alpilles
- Oak
- Fermented and aged in concrete eggs for 12 to 18 months, no added sulfites
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc
What does Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc taste like?
Honeysuckle, yellow plum, beeswax and almond on the nose; lemon curd, dried apricot, fennel and saline minerality on the palate. Full-bodied with medium acidity and a long mineral finish.
When should I drink Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from vintage. The concrete-egg ageing with no added sulfites gives unusual cellar potential; younger bottles benefit from 45 minutes of decanting.
Is Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc vegan?
Yes. Hauvette uses no animal-derived fining agents; the wines also see no added sulfites.
What food pairs with Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc?
Roast Bresse chicken with morels is the canonical pairing. Aged Comte and roast monkfish with Provencal herbs are equally strong matches.
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