Surface : 3.05 hectares
Average production : 45hl/ha
Average age of vines : 30 years
Grape variety : Chardonnay
Ageing:
French oak barrels
Origin of wood: Allier and Bertranges
15 % of new oak.
Wine remained 12 months in barrels.
Viticulture:
Pruning style: Guyot simple
Manual harvest
Green work (de-budding, leaf-thinning,…)
Triple sorting: in the vineyard (twice) and in the winery on sorting table
Winemaking:
The grapes are pressed upon arrival at the winery. We practice a fermentation with a low temperature to keep all the flavours.
We start the alcoholic fermentation in vats to have a regular fermentation , then when alcoholic fermentation is running we put the wine into barrels .
We use only natural yeasts to keep the charm and character of each wine.
Maturing:
In French oak barrels
The malolactic fermentation is performed in barrels with ageing on fine lees
We made a fining to have clearer wine, then we filtered it lightly to remove impurities (a light deposition in a bottle does not alter any taste in the wine )
Bottling in favourable lunar day.
Tasting notes :
The wine is clear and brilliant , mineral and floral, fresh and vigorous. Its aromatic expression features notes of bracken and hazelnut.
Serve between 12°C and 14 °C ; keep 5 to 7 years
Wine pairings:
Chicken stew, Camembert, Brie, crab, steamed prawns, grilled chicken fillets, Gruyeres, Goudas, fish stew, pâtés, baked fish, raw fish Veal sauce.