Poultry and shellfish dishes, Nicoise salad.

Roussanne is generally a mid-season ripening variety and at Org de Rac we do two harvests. The early harvest contributes to the fruity, light and easy­ drinking Le Piquet Blanc. The remaining grapes are left on the vine to gain more concentration before being harvested for this IOO% Roussanne.

The grapes were harvested at 22.8° Brix with a total acidity of 6.2 g/l. They were crushed, chilled down to 15° C and left overnight on skin contact in rototanks. The juice was settled, racked and fermented dry before undergoing malolactic fermentation. A small portion was left on wood staves for added complexity.