Virgile Blanc Saint-Saturnin 2023 Grape_Nero d'Avola The vineyards sit on a

The vineyards sit on a mixture of clay and alluvial river soils and the yields are a little lower than usual - giving the grapes extra complexity and concentration

you get a wine with more texture

They are small plots

This wine is extra-special to Nigel

which means the grapes are kept on their stems during fermentation

Virgile Blanc Saint-Saturnin 2023 Grape_Nero d'Avola The vineyards sit on aThe Languedoc with its high altitude, complex soils and rich tapestry of old vines should be heaven for making white wines. Its got all the raw ingredients to be held right up there with Burgundy and the Loire, Frances other great white wine regions. Maybe its because theres a better history of making reds here, that Ive always struggled to find a white wine Id be proud to hang my hat on. Until I tried this wine when visiting Virgile and Magdalena