These informations is not a recipe, only the variable itinerary of our wines.
Composition
Bottling date
06 July 2018
Date of disgorgement
23 June 2020
Dosage provided
2 Grams per liter
The Plot
"Les Gras d'Huile"- Size : 1 Hectare et 13 Centiares (2,79 Acres)
- Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
- Exposure : South East
- Rootstock : 41B
- Year of planting: Section n ° 1 - 1993, section n ° 2 - 1998, section n ° 3 - 2001, section n ° 4 - 2004
Lignite clays make up the first 90 centimeters of the plot’s geology. Then the Thanecian’s dense chalk makes the transition to a crumbly chalk bedrock.
The very sticky lignite clays that appear oily after a heavy rain, give the name of the locality.
Our plots are worked with the purest respect for the local ecosystem, no insecticide, no chemical weedkiller.
The microfauna is stimulated by herbal preparations (nettle, comfrey) that we spray on the ground as well as on our vines.
We work the soil under the row and let the grass grow naturally in the vine row.
The Wine
- Batonnage : This locality does not need batonnage, lignite clays provide sufficient substance to the wine.
- Topping : Only in hot weather.
- Pumping : 1 pumping is carried out during the harvest and then a second during bottling.
- Liqueur de tirage : Wine made from the blend of the LGH17 vintage brewed with organic unrefined sugar.
- Dosage liqueur : Identical to the tirage liqueur but stored in magnum for 18 months.
Harvest annotations
2015 Harvest 14%
Date of harvest : 09/17/2015
Marc Time : 14:30
Marc number : N°14
Temperature of grape must : 13°c
Maturity : 11,2%vol
Alcoholic fermentation : with wild yeasts only
Settling of musts : From above, at the start of alcoholic fermentation
Malolactic fermentation : Done spontaneously
Vinification and aging : In barrels from the Tonnellerie de Champagne. New barrels 30%, barrels of 2 wines 70%. Maturation of 11 months on fine lees.
Sulphuring : No sulphiting during the harvest to facilitate the work of indigenous yeasts. 1 sulphiting dosed at 2 grams per hectolitre is applied after alcoholic fermentation.
2016 Harvest 14%
Date of harvest : 02/09/2016
Marc Time : 18:00
Marc number : N°7
Temperature of grape must : 15°c
Maturity : 10,7%vol
Alcoholic fermentation : with wild yeasts only
Settling of musts : From above, at the start of alcoholic fermentation
Malolactic fermentation : Done spontaneously
Vinification and aging : In barrels from the Tonnellerie de Champagne. New barrels 20%, barrels of 1 wine 10%, barrel of 3 wines 70%. Maturation of 12 months on fine lees.
Sulphuring : No sulphiting during the harvest to facilitate the work of indigenous yeasts. 1 sulphiting dosed at 2 grams per hectolitre is applied after alcoholic fermentation
2017 Harvest 72%
Date of harvest : 06/09/2017
Marc Time : 11:15
Marc number : N°6
Temperature of grape must : 16°c
Maturity : 11%vol
Alcoholic fermentation : with wild yeasts only
Settling of musts : From above, at the start of alcoholic fermentation
Malolactic fermentation : Not done
Vinification and aging : In barrels from the Tonnellerie de Champagne and the cooperage François Frère. New barrels 20%, barrels of 1 wine 20%, barrels of 4 wines 60%. Maturation of 9 months on fine lees
Sulphuring : No sulphiting during the harvest to facilitate the work of indigenous yeasts. 1 sulphiting dosed at 2 grams per hectolitre is applied after alcoholic fermentation