VINEYARD
Color: White
Grape: Chardonnay
Dates of plantation: 1976, 1990, 1991
Soil: clayey-limestone, marl and sandy with flint
Aspect: South West
Altitude: 212 meters
Annual production: 11,000 bottles
VINIFICATION
Manual harvest – Selective picking on sorting table – Full bunches in the press – 12 hours settling of the big lees – Fermentation 50% in oak barrel and 50% in oak cask – Temperature control – Natural yeast.
CELLAR MATURING
9 months in oak barrel and oak cask – 5% new barrels – Malolactic fermentation completed – Fining before bottling.
TASTING COMMENTS
Allen Meadows: “A fruity and fresh nose speaks of primarily pear and apricot aromas. There is good mid-palate fat on the delicious and citrus-inflected flavors that culminate in a clean and agreeably dry finish of acceptable depth and length. This should drink well almost immediately.”
GASTRONOMIC AGREEMENTS
“Raviole de grenouilles, poëlée de trompettes en sauce cueillette”
(frog leg ravioli and fried horns of plenty)
Ideally served at: 11° – 13°C – Ageing potential: 3 – 5 years
AWARDS AND PRESS MARKS
Allen Meadows: 86/2013+ (Vintage 2011) – 85/2014+ (Vintage 2012) -86/2015+ (Vintage 2013)
Prestigious cellar from Burgundy: 2013 (Vintage 2011)
Tastevinage 2012: (Vintage 2011)
2013: (Vintage 2012)
Concours des Vins de la Côte Chalonnaise 2017: Gold Medal (Vintage 2016)