Le Tourbillon de la vie Blanc 2023

🍇Grenache Blanc, Macabeu and Tourbat

A hyper-pure expression of the potential of white wines from the Côtes Catalanes. Tropical and aromatic, but offset by an unmistakable stony and salty aftertaste. Powerful, but not overwhelming; thirst-quenching without sacrificing excitement.

A blend of Grenache Blanc, Macabeu and Tourbat. The latter is a Mediterranean white wine grape variety that produces a straw-coloured wine with good structure, typically crisp and dry with a small amount of barrel ageing to add body. Characteristic flint and mineral flavours, even smoke, are present in many of the wines found in the area.

Jean-Philippe Padié is a classic himself – a generous, lively and delightful man who joins the ranks of Matassa, Gauby and Pithon, and who first showed the world what delightfully subversive and uplifting wines could come out of a region so defined by heat. Jean-Philippe, who first worked under the management of Mas Amiel and the highly respected Domaine Gauby, began his own adventure with around 6.5 hectares in Calce, which has grown to around 18 hectares over the past twenty years. These 18 hectares are spread across a mosaic of at least 30 different plots, showcasing the rugged variation of soils, exposures and altitudes that make each Calce wine unlike any other. Jean-Philippe’s work has cemented him as one of the winemaking figures of this place, notable and well-regarded by many.