Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Jouan
Appellation
Chablis
Farming
Sustainable - Lutte Raisonnée
Varietals
100% Chardonnay
Vineyards & Viticulture
32 year-old-vines on a .14-hectare plot with northwest exposure. Reasoned viticulture, without insecticides and herbicides.
Soils
Clay-limestone soil on a Kimmeridgian subsoil
Harvest & Vinification
Pneumatic pressing and settling by gravity. Indigenous yeast fermentaion and natural malo in barrels. Aged for 11 months before blending, then aged in stainless steel vats for an additional nine months. No filtration, no fining. Limitation of all pumping, as gravity is preferred