Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette : Les Clapas 2023

Characteristics and tasting notes of the Clapas Blanc 2023 from Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette

Tasting

Appearance

The wine displays a clear, pale yellow hue.

Nose

The bouquet is elegant and refined, marked by a beautiful minerality. It reveals citrus aromas, particularly lime, accompanied by notes of white flowers and subtle minty touches.

Palate

On the palate, this wine expresses a beautiful salinity and an assertive minerality that define its finesse. The structure is straightforward and pure, carried by a remarkable freshness that forms the heart of its flavour profile. The whole offers a light, tender texture.

Serving and cellaring

Les Clapas Blanc 2023 is best enjoyed at a temperature between 10 and 12°C.

A saline and mineral white from Languedoc, signature of the Larzac terroir

The estate

Founded in 2003 by Julien and Delphine Zernott, Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette extends over around twenty hectares of terraces at 350 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Larzac plateau in Pégairolles de l'Escalette. This Languedoc estate cultivates regional grape varieties such as Grenache, Carignan, Syrah and Terret Bourret under certified organic and biodynamic farming (FR-BIO-01 and Biodyvin). The altitude gives the wines a remarkable freshness and tension, true signatures of the estate. The minimally interventionist winemaking approach favours the authentic expression of the limestone terroir.

The vineyard

The vines dedicated to this Les Clapas Blanc cuvée are planted on the foothills of the Larzac plateau, in the valleys of Pégairolles de l'Escalette and Lauroux. This terroir is made up of deep clay-limestone soils and limestone scree. The vineyard combines old vines over 50 years old, trained in goblet, with new plantings from massal selections.

Winemaking and ageing

The grapes from this 2023 vintage are hand-harvested and then directly pressed. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in barrels and in 13-hectolitre truncated wooden vats with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is carried through to completion. The ageing of this Languedoc wine takes place in truncated vats.

Grape varieties

Grenache Blanc (40%), Carignan Blanc (40%), Grenache Gris (10%) and Terret Bourret (10%).