Villa Blanche Malbec

Founded in 1995, Calmel & Joseph is a maison de negoce specializing in Languedoc-Roussillon wines from private wineries from across the region. Over the years, they have built close personal relationships with a large number of growers from all appellations. Convinced of the extraordinary potential of this region, oenologist, Laurent Calmel, and Jerome Joseph work together on the vinification, blending and ageing of wines with the common purpose of demonstrating the little known yet unique quality of these Mediterranean terroirs. As well as their desire to produce high quality wines consistent with their terroirs, they are committed to making wines which reflect their convictions and experience.

Malbec,

Limestone clay and gravel. The climate is Mediterranean with continental influences that bring a cool humidity to the atmosphere. Thermal amplitude is great between winter/summer and day/night, propitious to complexity and typicity in the Malbec grape.

Traditional vinification with total destemming and no crushing before vatting. Yeasting. Daily pump-overs lasting thirty minutes are carried out just after the start of fermentation up to 10% alcohol, at a fermentation temperature of around 28° C. Total vatting time is 4 weeks. Malolactic fermentation takes place on clear, settled wine.

The 60% of the wine is rested in concrete in concrete vats and 40% was aged 6 months in cask.

A lovely deep purple red. The nose offers up the typical aromas of this grape – violet, blackberry, vanilla, coconut, and toasted notes - with deeper roasted notes appearing at the end. The mouth is smooth with deliciously ripe, silky tannins, coffee, red fruit such as cherry and wild raspberry, but also spices such as white pepper and saffron and a touch of graphite. A Malbec made to express its natural freshness which, combined with its superb maturity, results in a wine of immense balance and power.

This is a fantastic pie wine. Game pie, veggie pie, steak and onion, any!