Domaine la Réméjeanne Côtes du Rhône Les Chèvrefeuilles Blanc 2020

Certified organic. Chèvrefeuilles (pronounced ‘shev-ruh-foy’) is French for honeysuckle, the perfume of which you cannot escape during springtime in the southern Rhône. The Klein family is widely respected for their supple and aromatic Côtes du Rhône rouges, and under the guidance of Olivier Klein, Réméjeanne’s white wines have reached the same level.

Olivier is a sucker for the character and freshness of old-vine Clairette, which now accounts for half the blend in his delicious citrus and white plum-scented Les Chèvrefeuilles Blanc, with the remainder made up of 25% Roussanne and 25% Grenache Blanc. All the fruit was drawn from the Domaine's cooler, east-facing sites, where the prevalence of limestone aids in preserving freshness. The fruit was whole-bunch pressed and fermented with natural yeasts before resting on its fine lees, in concrete, for eight months before bottling.