The grapes are harvested by hand in the last week of september. They are brought immediately into the winery in small baskets to preserve the integrity of the grapes.
This particular wine spends about 10 days macerating on the skins, depending on the vintage, in open containers with manual punching down of the cap occurring daily. It helps to ensure the extraction of aromas, tannins and phenols. The fermentation takes place in barriques and tonneaux barrels without the addition of selected yeasts or chemical agents. Wine matures in oak for 10-12 months, and then bottled without filtration or clarification which maintains the characteristics of the wine.
Barriques and tonneaux barrels
Daphné has a bright golden, even orange colour. It's a rich and comlex wine with a structure similar to that of a red wine. Aroma displays notes of red-sided apricots, dried oranges, orange peel, dried flowers, fragrant herbs and nutty notes.