Bourgogne Blanc — 2019
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: Burgundy
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: Total of 3.24 hectares (8.01 acres) Les Houlières: 40 ouvrées (4.23 acres), planted in 1979 and 1982; Les Parties: 35 ouvrées (3.78 acres), planted in 1998, 1999 and 2003
- Soil: Calcareous clay
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Vinification
- Fermentation: Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, “débourbage,” or “settling of the juice,” over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask
- Barrel Fermentation: Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 12% new (maximum 1/3 Vosges, minimum 2/3 Allier)
- Aging: Matured 12 months in cask, then aged 6 months in tank and prepared for bottling
- Filtration: Homeopathic fining and very light filtering, if necessary