Coup de Chance //​ Maison Ventenac

Fruity wine with primary aromas of grapefruit and lemon. A focused wine, well balanced and fresh, and a classic Cabardès blend of northern and southern varieties.

Winemaker

Olivier Ramé

Farming

Practising organic.

Region

Cabardès, Languedoc-Roussillon

Vineyard

The hillside vines benefit from the special limestone soils, formed 50 million years ago when the area was still beneath the Mediterranean. The vines enjoy a lot of sunlight and sufficient rainfall, so they are planted at a high density (6500 vines per hectare) which enables the vine to regulate its own yield and achieve better grape concentration.

Grapes

Colombard (60%)
Chenin Blanc (25%)
​Gros Manseng (15%)

Winemaking

Nocturnal harvest with dry ice during fruit transfer to the winery. Hand sorted into the pneumatic press. Processing of first juices under nitrogen at 5°C then cold stabilisation for 6 days with cold clarification. Fermentation occurs at 15°C in 300hl stainless steel tanks. Ageing on find lees for 2 months.