Appellation: AOC Chateauneuf-du-Pape blanc (Rhône Valley)
 
Terroir: Catarina blanc is a single-vineyard wine. The plot is located in « La Cerise »lieu-dit, in the villlage of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.The vines are 40 years old on average. The soils are clay-limestone, and rolled pebble type.
 
Grapes: 100% Clairette
 
Farming: Organic & Biodynamic (Certified)
 
Aromatics: Lifted expressive white, with delicate floral notes of honeysuckle and jasmine, acacia, combined with ripe peach, apricot and lemon zest,
 
Palate: This white offers a blend of richness and balanced thanks to a beautiful acidity and minerality. Intense flavors of stone fruit and lemon. The wine is medium-bodied with delicious smooth, creamy, waxy/oily texture with a long, elegant and driven finish 
 
About the wine: The average yield is 30hl/ha. After pressing, the juices are settled. 60% of the wine is vinified using natural yeasts in new French oak demi-muids, the other part in cement vats.Batonnage on fine lees is done during  8 to 9 months.
 
When to drink: Now till 2035
 
Service: Serving temperature: 10-11°C
 
Food match: Best paired with rich seafood, shellfish (lobster, crab), sushi, poultry, or creamy cheeses.