Le Vent du Nord

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£7.50 per 75cl sold in boxes of 6 bottles

This wine is a unique blend of Roussanne and Chardonnay grape varieties.  These white varieties depend on the north wind to ensure gentle aeration of the berries and thus humidity-free maturation.  The berries were carefully picked at night once they had reached optimum maturity. The night picking protects the juice during processing, ensuring it is not exposed to the heat of the day.  We suggest drinking this wine with seafood or chicken dishes and with Asian or Pacific fusion style cuisine.

Colour:  Pale yellow

Nose:  Intense, complex and elegant. There are floral notes of honeysuckle with hints of peach and melon, honey and caramel.

Palate:  Rich and well balanced with enormous length.

Drink:  Now until 2011

Available vintages: 2006, 2007

 

 

On ‘Le Vent du Nord’ (Roussanne/Chardonnay):-

Medal Winner in the 2010 International Wine Challenge, Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge. May, 2010

"Honeyed creamy apricot fruits, crisp, light, Languedoc quaffer!"

Rose Murray Brown, The Scotsman, 8th August, 2009

Silver Medal Winner in the 2009 International Wine Competition.  Decanter World Wine Awards Bronze.

May, 2009

"The Rhone is roussanne's home, where its heavy fruit and flavour can overwhelm, but further south in the Midi and lightened with chardonnay, the result is enticing, exotic peach and waxy fruit."

Jane MacQuitty, The Times, March 2007

"A light gold colour with a floral toasty oak nose.  Soft, ripe aromatic fruit with integrated buttery oak flavours and a soft balancing acidity." Silver Medal Winner!

Silver Medal Winner, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2006

 

"Creamy aromas. Fresh, ripe apple aromas on the palate. Up to 2 years.- 100 Great Wines"

Decanter Magazine, March 2006

"Ripe, subtle, direct and clear and fresh.  Good balance, ripe and some character.  Concentrated herbal."

Andrew Jefford, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2004 

"Strong aromas of peach and pineapple. New World-Style nose with a rich buttery mouth feel and big, oaky flavours"

Jim Wilson, Purchasing Director, Berkmann Wine Cellars, 2003

"Soft, peachy aroma, smooth palate with nice balance and good length."

David Dickenson, MD 3D Wines, 2003

"We thought that the Le Vent du Nord 2002 was brilliant, I do hope you have some for us?"

Nigel Johnson-Hill, The Vintry, 2004

"Amazing wine, we sold out in the first week!"

Jean-Marc Mayart, Best Wine Invest, Belgium, 2003

"A blend of 60% Roussane and 40% Chardonnay, and one of the stars of the range. Ripe, toasty flavour, dry finish. Weighty palate enhanced by the high alcohol (14.5%). Delicious complexity of flavours – honeyed melons with a stone-based finish. "Scribblings Rating - 90/100

Andy Barrow, http://www.andys-scribblings.co.uk/, 2003

"blends chardonnay and roussane grapes in a fresh, crisp and appealing package whose lemon-lime flavors are infused with elements of dried herbs and flowers and wet stones.  Made for mussels poached in white wine"

Fredric Koeppel, Gapevine, Memphis TN, 2004

"Buttery, nutty, toasty, lees, honey and melon aromas.  Big, fat, round, rich and oily with a warm palate.  No lack of intensity!"

Gisomondi on Wine, BC, 2005