Eclat 2014, Provins

The First white wine in the Electus line, Eclat, comes from the 2014 vintage. It is made from two Valais grape varieties : Petite Arvine and a grape that carries the name of an opera, Aida! But we know it better by its many other names – Green Heida, Païen, Savagnin in the Jura, Traminer in Alsace. This dry wine is remarkable for its elegance, beautifully pale colour with green highlights, aromatic notes of lemon, grapefruit and rose, the crispness that recalls the fresh chill of the mountains. Thanks to its lovely citrus aromatic persistence it is appreciated as an apéritif wine as well as one that lasts throughout a meal.

The way in which Eclat is made is unique, adding a dash of originality to its character. The grapes are pressed in the manner of Champagne grapes with only juice from the first pressing retained. The wine then matures for nine months in new French oak barrels that have been heavily toasted. The goal is to eliminate any sweetness in order to underscore the tension and nervousness of the wine to accentuate its taut and crystalline side.