Montrachet Grand Cru – 2016
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: Burgundy
- Location: 1 parcel in Chassagne-Montrachet
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: 0.082 hectare (0.2 acre)
- Vine Age: Planted 1960
- Soil: Calcareous clay
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Vinification
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- 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, 100% new (origin Allier)
- Aging: Matured 12 months in new oak, followed by 6 months in 1-year-old oak, then prepared for bottling
- Filtration: Homeopathic fining and very light filtering, if necessary
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