The Santenay Premier Cru Blanc are only made with Chardonnay grapes.
- Density 10 000 feet/ha.
- Guyot pruning method.
- Manual harvest.
- Yields of 45 hl/ha.
- Pale gold yellow colour with green reflects.
- The bouquet is very elegant offering aromas of white flowers and mineral notes, delicately woody.
- On the palate, this is a lively and fresh wine with nice structure and delicate flavors: fruity (citrus), flowery (acacia) and mineral notes. A very racy wine, refined, well balanced and rich with a very long persistancy.
It is perfect for grilled or smoked salmon and also delicious as an aperitif.
Serve at a temperature of 14 °C. (57°F.).
This wine can be opened now or kept in the cellar for 3 years.
In the southern part of the Côte de Beaune, surrounding the villages of Santenay. The « appellation of origin » was attributed in 1937 and consists of 12 « climats » classified as Premier Crus.
- Grey limestone soil.
- Varied slopes with an often pronounced inclination.
- Southern and South-Eastern exposure.
- Altitude of 190-380 meters.
100% handmade harvest. At their arrival in the cellar, the grapes are immediately pressed (moderate pressure 0.2 bars to extract the best juices). They are settled in thermo regulated stainless steel tank during 12 hours.
A racking separate the bad lies to the clear juices. These juices are then placed in barrels to be fermented. Using selected yeast, no chaptalization. Maturing process 100% in barrel (40% new one) during 13 months.
Vintage 2013 was characterised by unpredictable and irregular weather patterns which significantly affected the growth of the grapes.
Springtime was dull and cloudy with alternating periods of mild and cold weather as well as heavy rainfall.
The milder weather in June and the Summer temperatures in July enabled the vineyard to help catch up the growth cycle, with flowering occurring in early July Rain and cold conditions returned in September, slowing the maturation of the grapes and provoking the development of diseases such as “botrytis”, requiring extra care and attention in the vineyards.
The grape harvest commenced on the 30th September with sunny conditions and lasted two weeks with alternating rain and dry, sunny weather. Despite a shortfall in quantity, the quality of the musts were good and the first tastings after fermentation showed that the problems caused by the weather were a distant memory, with the prediction of a fine, successful vintage…
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