The story goes...
The ‘Flying Solo’ range flies in the face of convention, shunning international varieties in favour of the typical Grenache grape which forms its backbone, blended with Syrah, Viognier or Cinsault respectively. It celebrates the intrepid Aéropostale pilots who risked life and limb to ensure postal services in the 1920s.
Vintage
2023
Grape Variety
85% Grenache Blanc, 15% Viognier
Tasting notes
Pale yellow colour with green highlights, sparkling and beautifully clear, evoking a lively, refreshing wine.
Vegan wine
Vegan friendly wine
Press and Awards
88 pts - Wine Spectator - Jan. 31 - Feb. 29 2020. "A fresh, easy-sipping white, with peach, pineapple and apple fruit, focused by lively energy through the mineral, spice and heather notes on the finish.(…)"
88 pts - Wine Spectator - Mar. 2019. "Lively acidity supports pureed apple, peach and floral notes in this spice tinged, medium-bodied white, with mineral, chamomile and herb flavors on the finish.(…)"
Tasting notes
Pale yellow colour with green highlights, sparkling and beautifully clear, evoking a lively, refreshing wine. On the nose, a generous sweetness emerges, dominated by aromas of pear and honeysuckle, gradually revealing a subtle floral freshness. On the palate, a supple, acidic attack gives way to a full, gourmand sensation in which citrus and grapefruit notes blend harmoniously with the white fruit and flowers on the nose.
Vinification process
Pneumatic press - Cold fermentation - Ageing on lees
Vineyards
Limestone terraces with clay
Ageing
On the lees in stainless steel tanks - Blending - Sterile filtration prior to bottling
Further information
- Alcohol : 13%
- Total acidity H2SO4 : 3.96 g/L
- pH : 3.32
- Residual sugar : < 0.4 g/L
