The parcel
Clay-limestone, quite clayey. East orientation, cool microclimate. This vintage comes from plots of vines named “Les Noyers Brets”, “Le Trezin” and “Les Petits Noizerots”. Vineyard: Average age: 45 years, 10,000 vines/ha. Grape variety: Chardonnay fine type, quality rootstock. Culture: Sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Winemaking & ageing
Whole-bunch pressing, followed by light settling and immediate transfer to Burgundy barrels. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, followed by malolactic fermentation, in Burgundy barrels. Ageing: 13 months on the lees, under reductive conditions, without racking, with lees stirring and no SO2. Bottled by hand.
Tasting notes
Elegant and mineral, this wine is fresh and precise in its youth. With notes of peach, citron, acacia flowers and hawthorn, its tension takes shape over time.
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