Chardonnay Organic 2016

Appellation    Pays d’Oc

Color and alcohol  Dry White Organic wine              13% vol

Grape variety   Chardonnay 100%, with low yields (30hl/ha)

Soil   Terrace of pebbles with clayey subsurface

Comments of the cellarman
Golden yellow color, this wine has a great vividness, with citrus and white flowers aromas. The mouth is ample and softly.                    

Vinification
In the vineyard are only allowed natural products: organic fertilizer (manure), copper against mildew, sulfur against powdery mildew. Excludes all synthetic products such as herbicides, pesticides, GMOs. Organic standards compliance is checked two times per year by the Bureau Veritas. Night harvest to preserve the flavors of the grape. The grapes macerate 2 to 3 hours in the press before pressing at low pressure to dissolve a maximum of aromas. It is then clarified naturally at room temperature for 48 h. Alcoholic fermentation occurs between 15 ° and 18 ° C in stainless steel tanks for 3 weeks. The wine continues in vats on fine lees for 4 months. The sulfite rate is lower in 100mg/l.

Rewards Prix d'Excellence at Concours des Oenologues de France in 2016 (2015 vintage year)      

Food pairing   Fish, seafood, Shell, goat cheese.

Cellaring potential   1 to 3 years 

 

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