{"product_id":"domaine-gayda-figure-libre-freestyle-blanc-2023","title":"Domaine Gayda, Figure Libre Freestyle Blanc 2023","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGet to know: Domaine Gayda, Figure Libre Freestyle Blanc\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA crisp, textured Organic Languedoc white wine from Pays d'Oc, fermented in part concrete egg, part oak barrel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite peach and citrus on a nose that stays quiet at first and opens as it warms. Pale yellow, bright, silver at the edge. The palate is tangy and zesty, and then the wine widens out into something rounder and almost creamy through the middle before a finish of lime zest and a faint salty tang pulls it back tight again. The meeting of two textures in one glass, which is what happens when half the blend ferments in a concrete egg and half in barrel. The combination is at once refreshing and satisfying in a way that makes you want another sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop food pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeared Scallops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing oyster mushrooms grilled with garlic and parsley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast pork with fennel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eKate Says\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You wouldn’t believe how much work goes into making this super value wine. The result is so impressive. It’s crisp and complex. Easy to like for Sauvignon drinkers but also interesting enough for those looking for something more.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProducer Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomaine Gayda\u003c\/strong\u003e started in 2003 on what had been sunflower fields at Brugairolles, near Limoux - the same year Reserve Wines did. Tim Ford and Anthony Record bought the land, then flew to Cape Town to find a winemaker, and came back with Vincent Chansault, a Loire boy who had been making wine at Boekenhoutskloof. He took the job because the Languedoc reminded him of South Africa: the same spread of soils, the same mountains and ocean and wide flat land. Certified organic since 2011, with 300 olive trees planted the same year, green manures and winter cover crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe range name is a gymnastics term. A “figure libre” is the free programme - the bit where you do what you want. Which is precisely the idea: Loire varieties planted in the Languedoc, blends nobody else would attempt, deliberately outside the appellation rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it's made:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-picked, sorted and destemmed, with no crushing at all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold soak on the skins in vat for 24 to 72 hours; the Grenache Blanc pressed as whole bunches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural fermentation - concrete egg for the Grenache Blanc and Marsanne, 228-litre and 500-litre barrels for the Viognier, Macabeu and the rest of the Grenache Blanc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve months on the lees with regular stirring, then a month in vat before bottling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e IGP Pays d'Oc, Languedoc-Roussillon, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grenache Blanc 50%, Macabeu 25%, Marsanne 15%, Viognier 10%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, still, medium-bodied, partly oaked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVegan:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we love it:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRidiculous value for the work behind it. A Languedoc white wine with twelve months on lees, two fermentation vessels and four grape varieties in it, at a price most people spend on something made in a tank in a fortnight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dom. Gayda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58088028864894,"sku":"SK-03146","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5962\/files\/Domaine_Gayda_Figure_Libre_Freestyle_Blanc.jpg?v=1790237887","url":"https:\/\/www.reservewines.co.uk\/products\/domaine-gayda-figure-libre-freestyle-blanc-2023","provider":"Reserve Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}