According to mythology, Neptune plunged his trident into the depths of the sea, pulled out a cetacean and laid it at the entrance to the little gulf of the Mediterranean… The cetacean, a whale with the nose of a dolphin, was instantly petrified upon seeing the god of the sea, thus giving the town of Sète its name.
« Based on the expertise of four generations of winemakers, we want to reflect the diversity and the richness of opportunity across the Languedoc region with a full qualitative approach encompassing all the key elements from the vines to the wines »
These wines are sourced from selected vineyards located in the coastal valleys around Sète.
The coastal terroir is sunny and bountiful, offering delectable, exuberant wines with flavours of citrus, red and tropical fruit. Boasting relatively young and rather fertile soils, this terroir, with the help of modern viticultural and winemaking techniques, is well-suited to bringing out all of the aromas and flavours of each grape variety as well as those produced during fermentation such as thiols, terpenes and esters.
Harvested by night to keep the freshness, each vineyard lot is carefully and gently pressed, keeping only the free run & very low pressure juices for the pale and delicate colour. The lots are then fermented separately at low temperature for more finesse & purity. After 1 month of sur lies aging with battonage (for the texture), each component is blended to create the Fortant de France signature.
1 month sur lies
This rose petal pink-hued wine offers a vivacious nose with notes of redcurrant and thyme. Delicate on the palate, revealing lovely citrus and red berry flavours and boasting a long fresh finish.
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