{"product_id":"la-dourbie-mala-coste-blanc-2024","title":"La Dourbie, Mala Coste Blanc 2024","description":"\u003ch2\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGet to know: Domaine de la Dourbie, Mala Coste Blanc\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoussanne, Grenache Blanc and Terret off 50- to 80-year-old vines at 350 metres - a white wine from the Hérault built for the dinner table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAniseed fennel and garrigue first, with a floral lift of jasmine over the top, and an aromatic intensity that fills the glass before you have lifted it. Lightly golden with silver at the edge. The attack is ample and fleshy, quince and mandarin peel coming through the middle, and then a saline minerality takes hold and runs all the way out to a long, elegant finish with a wisp of smoke on it. Ten months split across new barrel, used barrel, vat and a sandstone egg. A gastronomic wine with something to say in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop food pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoast fennel with orange and olive oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSea bass baked with fennel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAged Comté, or a dry goat's cheese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eKate Says\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The vineyard sits at 350 metres in the middle of the garrigue, facing north-west - which for a white in this part of France is the whole story. It gets the altitude and the cool exposure, so the fruit ripens slowly and keeps its acidity, and you end up with a wine this rich that still tastes fresh.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProducer Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomaine de la Dourbie\u003c\/strong\u003e has stood at Canet in the Hérault since 1781, and takes its name from the small river running through the vineyard. The Serin family bought it in 2003 and converted it to organic in 2009, with integrated pest control, pollination, cover cropping and beehives beside the vines. Around 34 hectares across three terroirs, vinified across wooden foudres, stainless steel and terracotta. They are also among the last growers keeping Terret going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it's made:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-harvested with plot-by-plot sorting, at 30 hectolitres per hectare from vines 50 to 80 years old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen months' ageing split four ways: 50% new barrel, 25% one-wine barrel, 15% egg-shaped sandstone vat, 10% temperature-controlled vat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClay-limestone at 350 metres, north-west facing, surrounded by scrub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganic\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 Hérault, Languedoc, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roussanne 35%, Grenache Blanc 35%, Terret Blanc 30%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, still, full-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 Not supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we love it:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most serious white wines in the Languedoc range and a straight rival to white Burgundy at twice the price. Old vines, four ageing vessels, seven or eight years of life in it, and a third of the blend is a grape almost nobody grows any more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dom. de la Dourbie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58090759127422,"sku":"SK-03195","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5962\/files\/10_19d9363a-f83b-4e32-a204-50a4af031d8d.jpg?v=1790266369","url":"https:\/\/www.reservewines.co.uk\/products\/la-dourbie-mala-coste-blanc-2024","provider":"Reserve Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}