One Block White

One Block is named in memory of living one block from the World Trade Center on Sept 11th and the fact that these wines are made from a single block of vines.

Light, fresh and aromatic, with an array of aromas - spring flowers and citrus fruits.

It tantalizes the tongue with crisp fruit and a stony minerality. It is a long and complex wine, very drinkable either on its own or with food.

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Viticulture

Hand harvested from Muscat Petit Grains grown on stony clay on the lower slopes of the hill of Le Roubau. 

This Muscat is the first wine of the harvest. We wait until the balance of fruit flavour and acidity in the grapes is perfect and then only pick bunches which are free of disease and insect damage.

Winemaking

After de-stemming and cold settling overnight, the must is fermented under refrigeration in stainless steel tanks. At the end of fermentation the wine is stirred on its lees twice a week to for 6 weeks to give the wine a creamier texture and to fine it naturally thus avoiding the need for chemical additions.

The finished wine is then racked off its lees and allowed to cold stabilize naturally over winter. It receives a single filtration before bottling. This natural settling retains more of the beautiful aromatic qualities of the wine. Because it has not been cold-stabilised, small harmless crystals may appear.