Asphodèle 2020 - Château Climens

Asphodèle is the first of the range of dry white wines from Château Climens, a grand cru classé in Barsac, in the hands of Bérénice Lurton since 1992, who initiated the transition of the estate to biodynamics in 2010.

The Asphodèle cuvée was created in 2018 with the help of Pascal Jolivet, a great winemaker in Sancerre.  A pure Sémillon , from vines around fifteen years old, planted on ferruginous clay-sand soils over a fissured limestone base with asterias fossils. Vinification and aging for 9 months in concrete tanks to preserve freshness .

On the nose, one detects floral and mineral notes, subtle aromas of pear and fresh herbs punctuated by a hint of anise seeds.

On the palate, freshness clearly dominates: a real burst of energy, but which then evolves into a silky velvet and a slightly peppery ginger finish and a fine bitterness of yellow grapefruit .

A great, complex dry white wine that will age gracefully for a few years in the cellar to reveal its full aromatic potential .