Grandes cuvées
According to Goethe, audacity is made up of genius, power and magic. That was the spirit, and with a precious authenticity, in which we developed our Grande Cuvée Audace Rosé. Using our instincts to work the terroir as best suits each vintage. Allowing nature to speak to produce a great cuvée in White: Instinct.
Wine to honour our grandparents - Marcel and Elise - our Grande Cuvée Rouge Marlise bears witness to their know-how and the tradition of art de vivre in Provence.
Audace Rosé
This high-level vintage, AUDACE, pure expression of the Château Pas du Cerf Terroir, belongs to the limited family of rose Provence wines the most sought after. Between maritime flavors and great cork oak trees forests, this AUDACE vintage makes the difference with its exceptional minerality as well as with its pure color, which make it a real very unusual wine.
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Mourvèdre 50%, Grenache 50 %.
Vinification
Night harvest at low temperature, a cold skin maceration during 12 hours and then direct pressing. Drop pressed juice selection. Static settling of the juices. Vinification at low temperature during 10 days. Aging in inox tank and then 2 months in oak barrels. Direct pressing and alcoholic fermentation at low temperature.
Note de dégustation
COLOR: Pale pink color with golden salmon tints.
NOSE: Very nice aromatic complexity with exotic fruits flavors like passion fruit, mango, a little melon, and then a slight hint of vanilla and orange blossom. The intense nose underlined the power and delicacy of that wine. A mineral touch reveals the Terroir influence.
MOUTH: The roundness underlines this powerful and charming wine. The nice and fresh acidity gives to this wine elegancy. It develops delightful charming exotic fruits aromas that make you travel. Greedy, complex and delicate, very well balanced, a high-level category wine.
Harmonie mets et vins
This gastronomic rose matches very well with delicate Mediterranean dishes like an urchin “brouillade”, a bouillabaisse, a roasted devilfish with herbs or veal chops with a spicy tropical salsa dressing. Test also with a fillet of sole served with a slice of foie gras.
Temperature: 9 to 10°C
Can age till 2 years.
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Instinct White
This high wine vintage INSTINCT is remarkable for its nice balance between fatness and minerality. Its pale crystalline lemon color with gold tints and nice and delicate exotic fruits flavors place this wine among the top-quality wines following the tradition of excellence in Château Pas du Cerf.
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Rolle (Vermentino) 100%
Vinification
Night harvest at low temperature, a cold skin maceration during 12 hours and then direct pressing. Drop pressed juice selection. Static settling of the juices. Vinification at low temperature during 20 days. Aging in inox tank and then 2 months in oak barrels.
Note de dégustation
COLOR: A bright white with tints from Provence sun.
NOSE: Beautiful aromatic intensity. Aromas of melon, pineapple and some fine appearances of almonds. A little bit behind, we have this menthol side with garrigue and freshness. Rich, complex and fine.
MOUTH: An authentic sensual experience thanks to a strong length in mouth, persistent aromas and minerality. Generous and harmonious wine with a beautiful elegance.
Harmonie mets et vins
This long aged white matches very well with a stuffed capon, a wild bass roasted in salt, a veal cutlet with chanterelle mushrooms, a fillet mignon with apricot, or a St Nectaire cheese.
Temperature: 8 to 10°C
Has to be decanted 2 hours before drinking.
Can age 3 to 5 years.
Marlise Red
Marlise is a meridional and heady vintage, with a pepper and mineral personality with stewed fruits flavors. This exceptional vintage, already known by our privileged clients who make it discover, is a concentrate and mix of our know how, maritime influences and our exceptional Terroir.
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70% Syrah , 30% Grenache
Vinification
Harvest by hand with fine grape selection. Aging in new oak barrel during 12 months.
Note de dégustation
COLOR: Dark garnet color with crimson tints.
NOSE: An explosion of aromas ! Very rich and elegant. romas of dried apricot, blackcurrant and blackberries with a few crushed cherries. Some notes of cumin spices, a little of vanilla and pepper, and also a little leather side and slight smoky traces.
MOUTH: Round and corpulent wine with a beautiful persistence. Despite this powerfull wine, we still have freshness in this wine. Great generosity with a magnificient balance.
Harmonie mets et vins
This high level Marlise wine matches wonderfully with game and long cooked dishes like a saddle deer with blueberries or with a jugged hare.
Temperature: 16 to 18°C
Has to be decanted 2 hours before drinking.
Can age for 10 to 15 years.
