Mas Mellet - Fleurs des Salines - White 2023
Mas Mellet is located in Gallician , in Costières-de-Nîmes in the Gard . The estate was taken over in 2002 by Emilie and Brice Bolognini , when they were in their twenties. They work the 27 hectares of vines which were abandoned in organic farming , certified since 2007.
The flower of a salt pan is the top layer of salt harvested by hand, which is rare. The Fleurs des Salines cuvée is produced in collaboration with Eric Pfifferling , from Domaine de l'Anglore located in the Rhône valley, in Tavel . It is made from Vermentino harvested and sorted manually at aromatic maturity. The grapes are put into direct pressing and the vinification then the aging takes place in a 220 liter stoneware egg . Vinification is carried out without adding sulfur.
Grape variety: 100% Vermentino