20 000 Lieues Sous les Mers 2024

Combel-La-Serre

20 000 Lieues Sous les Mers
2024

  • Organic

$48.00

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 8.25
Product code
15537521
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$40.00
Country
France
Regulated designation
Wine of France
Region
South West
Classification
Not applicable
Varietal(s)
Albarino 100 %
Alcohol percentage
11.77%
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

A 23-hectare family estate located 17 km from Cahors on the Causse Calcaire, Combel-la-Serre came into being under the impetus of Jean-Pierre ILBERT, who decided to leave the cooperative winery in 1998 to become independent. His son, Julien, returned to the estate in 2003 and now works with his wife Sophie. Little by little, the couple breathed new life into the estate: conversion to Organic Farming (via Ecocert), a return to seasonal manual work and reflection on the different terroirs, always...

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Product notes

This unconventional single vineyard wine is the result of Sophie and Julien Ilbert's free-spirited and curious intuition. Planting Albarino in Cahors? It is in this contrast that this wine finds its greatest harmony. The story begins on the heights of the Causse, in a small west-facing plot swept by the winds, where freshness and light are balanced with rare elegance.

Production notes

Limestone terroir, west-facing. Hand-picked grapes, direct pressing, and fermentation in cement vats. Aged for 12 months in old French oak barrels and 50-liter conical barrels.

Tasting notes

On the nose: lemon zest, white pear, and lemon blossom with a hint of saltiness and vegetal notes. Straightforward, crystalline, and mineral on the palate, yet delicate. Long and fresh finish.