VINEYARD
Color: White
Grape: Chardonnay
Dates of plantation: 1928, 1958, 1963
Soil: clayey-limestone, clear marl, hard pebbles on surface
Aspect: East – South East
Altitude: 257 meters
Annual production: 12,000 bottles
VINIFICATION
Manual harvest – Selective picking on sorting table – Full bunches in the press – 12 hours settling of the big lees – Fermentation in oak barrel – Temperature control – Natural yeast.
CELLAR MATURING
12 months in oak barrel – 20% new barrels – Malolactic fermentation completed – Fining before bottling.
TASTING COMMENTS
Allen Meadows: “This is at once more elegant and more aromatically complex with its pretty and layered nose of citrus, green apple, pear and acacia blossom scents. There is a lovely sense of verve and delineation to the medium-bodied flavors that possess fine depth and length on the sappy finish where once again a hint of wood toast can be detected.”
GASTRONOMIC AGREEMENTS
“Coquilles Saint-Jacques”
Ideally served at: 11° – 13°C – Ageing potential: 4 – 6 years
AWARDS AND PRESS MARKS
Allen Meadows: 89/2014+ (Vintage 2011) – 89/2017+ (Vintage 2012) – 89/2017+ (Vintage 2013)
Guide DVE 2014: 91/100 (Vintage 2012)
Concours Agricole de Paris 2013: Silver medal (Vintage 2011)
2015: Silver medal (Vintage 2013)
Concours de la Côte Chalonnaise 2014: Gold medal (Vintage 2013)
Revue des vins de France June 2014: Big success ! (Vintage 2013)
Tastevinage 2015 (Vintage 2013)
Cave de Prestige du BIVB 2015 (Vintage 2013)
Elle à Table 2015: Silver medal (Vintage 2013)
Bettane & Desseauve 2016: 15/5/20 / 2017-2014 (Vintage 2013)
Guide Hachette 2016: Favorite – 2/3 (Vintage 2013)
Gault Millau 2017: 14,5/20 – “The wine develops fat and finesse. A very elegant cuvée with beautiful white fruit flavors.” (Vintage 2014)