COLOUR
White
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2021
GRAPE
Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
PRODUCER
Château Croix de Labrie
REGION
Bordeaux
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Full
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Stella Solare is a highly coveted white wine project from Château Croix de Labrie, a Grand Cru Classé estate in Saint-Émilion. Managed by husband-and-wife duo Axelle and Pierre Courdurié, the wine is named after their daughter, who also illustrated the label. This rare cuvée is produced from an extremely limited micro-plot of old vines co-planted on Right Bank clay-limestone and gravelly soils. The 2021 vintage represents a historic milestone for the estate, marking their official organic certification after years of biodynamic farming.
ALCOHOL
13.0%
AVG. PRICE
€45
STYLE
Classic
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
10-12°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Only 1,600 bottles of Stella Solare were produced in the challenging 2021 vintage.
Fact 02
The wine is aged in a unique 50/50 split of French oak and acacia wood barrels.
Fact 03
The label was illustrated by the winemakers' daughter, Stella, after whom the wine is named.
Fact 04
To protect the vines from devastating spring frosts in 2021, the team pulled night-shifts for nine consecutive nights.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The winemaking process for Stella Solare is meticulous and small-scale, yielding only six barrels (1,600 bottles) in 2021. Grapes are manually harvested in a single day and undergo multiple successive sortings. After being 100% destemmed and cold-macerated, they are pressed immediately to extract only the fine lees. Fermentation takes place in a combination of 50% French oak and 50% acacia wood barrels (half new, half one-year-old). Active lees stirring (bâtonnage) is performed, and malolactic fermentation is completely blocked to preserve the wine's vibrant natural acidity. The wine is aged for 6 to 8 months on fine lees before bottling.
