Maison Ventenac 'Marie' Pays d'Oc 2024

This is just Colombard from the south of France. Grown on clay-limestone, harvested at night because it's too hot during the day and they wanted to keep things fresh. Just Colombard, because that's actually delicious enough.

It tastes like grapefruit and lemon, a little saline, a little something from the sea. Tight, fresh, a little sunshine in a glass. No malolactic fermentation. No oak. Just stainless steel tanks and two months on the fine lees. The winemaker says this wine is for people who enjoy simple things. Direct, immediate things. I agree.

Drink it cold, with oysters, with salad, with nothing at all. It's not picky. Neither should you be.