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Chardonnay

by Cuvée Dissenay
White Vintage 📍 Pays d'Oc, France

⏳ Drinking Window

2025 - 2027

🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings

roasted chicken, grilled sea bass, creamy mushroom pasta

✨ Technical Specifications

Hailing from the sun-drenched plains of the Pays d'Oc in southern France, this 2025 Chardonnay captures the vibrant essence of its Mediterranean terroir. The region's clay-limestone soils, coupled with cooling maritime breezes, provide an ideal cradle for the Chardonnay grape, allowing it to achieve optimal ripeness while preserving a vital core of acidity. The 2025 vintage benefited from a classic warm growing season, yielding fruit rich in stone fruit and citrus aromas. Vinified with a delicate touch of oak aging, this wine beautifully balances fresh flavors of yellow peach and crisp pear with subtle, warm undertones of toasted brioche and vanilla.

🍾 About the Producer

Cuvée Dissenay is a dedicated varietal wine brand vinified by Les Producteurs Réunis (Union des Caves Coopératives) in Cébazan, situated in the heart of western Languedoc within the Hérault department. Sourced across select vineyard plots framed between the rugged slopes of the Montagne Noire and the warm Mediterranean coast, the fruit benefits from diurnal cooling influences that temper the region's generous southern sunshine. Viticulture across the cooperative’s partner network follows sustainable principles under High Environmental Value (HVE) guidelines, set upon mosaic soils of clay-limestone, sandstone, and schist. Winemaking overseen by seasoned oenologists emphasizes temperature-regulated stainless-steel fermentation to capture clean varietal definition, supplemented by judicious French oak influence on select cuvées. Benchmark bottlings include a rich, lightly oaked Chardonnay, a supple and vibrant Pinot Noir, a crisp Grenache Noir rosé, and a peppery Syrah, representing fruit-forward, approachable expressions tailored for immediate gastronomic pleasure.

🌱 Sustainable (HVE certified) 👤 Les Producteurs Réunis (UCC Cébazan) / Marilyn Lasserre 🏛️ Founded 1972 📍 Route de Saint-Chinian, 34360 Cébazan, Occitanie, France 🌐 https://www.ucc-cebazan.com

🌿 Aromas & Flavor Descriptors

Green Apple Lemon Zest Flint Mineral White Peach