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Coteaux du Languedoc Aurel Basile et Caroline Saint-Germain 2012

  • Yellow fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Icon wine
  • Color: White
  • Biodynamics
  • 13% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Rich

A powerful and original Languedoc white with good ageing potential. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 very slightly marked label, 1 very slightly torn label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Languedoc
  • Appellation/Wine: Coteaux du Languedoc
  • Producer/Owner: Domaine les Aurelles - Basile et Caroline Saint-Germain
  • More information....

Coteaux du Languedoc Aurel Basile et Caroline Saint-Germain serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Spaghettis à la poutargue, Tartare de saumon, Gratin d'aubergines et tomates au basilic.

What the experts say...

"Le millésime 2012 apporte un supplément de finesse dans le style pénétrant de cette pure roussanne. Très détaillée, l'opulence des saveurs se pare de mandarine et de verveine. La maîtrise des contours, glycérinés mais d'une grande précision, est magistrale." (RVF 2017)

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Coteaux du Languedoc Aurel Basile et Caroline Saint-Germain

The wine

The powerful but unusual white cuvée is one of the South’s gold standards for Roussanne. Made purely from this variety, the wine has a wonderfully creamy texture, of the calibre of a Hermitage, and proven ageing potential. Between 1700 and 3500 bottles of this cuvée are produced and it is aged in 350-litre barriques.

Information about domain Aurelles

Keen to acquire a vieilles vignes property, Basile Saint-Germain fell in love with the Domaine des Aurelles near Pézenas, and moved there in 1995. Originally a native of the Médoc, he had worked for two years at Château Latour, and – in common with his partner, Caroline Voisin – had had years of experience in Cognac. Together, they put into practice the skills and single-minded focus they had acquired from their home region… tailoring them carefully to their new home terroir, on the edge of the Nizas plateau, 30km from the Mediterranean. The hills feature Villafranchian sandy-gravel soil and basalt scree. The domain is adept in its use of phytobiology – the study of plants to avoid the use of fertiliser. Its vinification methods involve very little intervention.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 very slightly marked label, 1 very slightly torn label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: yes
  • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
  • Country/Region: Languedoc
  • Appellation/Wine: Coteaux du Languedoc
  • Producer/Owner: Domaine les Aurelles - Basile et Caroline Saint-Germain
  • Vintage: 2012
  • Color: White
  • Service temperature: 12°
  • Viticulture: Biodynamics 
  • Size (in ha): 8.5
  • Volume: 21000
  • Intensity: Rich
  • Dominant aroma: Yellow fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
  • Grape variety: 100% Roussanne

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Coteaux du Languedoc Aurel Basile et Caroline Saint-Germain 2012

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format