Princesse de Cléves and Cuvée Nicholas

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Clos d'Yvigne makes two dry white wines from a mix of sauvignon, semillon and muscadelle - a classic 'blanc sec', Princesse de Clèves, and a barrelled version, Cuvée Nicholas.
Princesse de Clèves is macerated overnight to give it body and structure. The process yields a wine full of finesse and fresh fruit. It is expressive on the nose and clean on the palate with crisp, generous citrus flavours, and a great return of fruit.
Cuvée Nicholas follows the same vinification method, including the overnight maceration. Thereafter, it is fermented in oak, which produces a more complex flavour with a longer palate

Princesse de Clèves *Tangy grapefruit meets honey and herbs: a delicious, dry white..* Joanna Simon, The Sunday Times *This is a triumph: made from the three grapes that go into Sauternes, it is nevertheless very dry. Yet is is also round and fruity and textured and powerful enough to go even with red meat.* Simon Hoggart, The Spectator.
Cuvée Nicholas A gentle, oily texture, sinuous and sensual, offering crushed, under-ripe charentais melon, grapefruit, thyme, and a touch of lemon and orange peel at the finish...A scrumptious white wine of class and demeanour. Malcom Gluck, The Guardian *A beautifully defined, crisp yet rich barrel-fermented dry white.* Joanna Simon, The Sunday Times *Elegant, taut, and rich with a deep full flavour.* Will Lyons, Scotland on Sunday