Gigondas Blanc Clos des Hospices

Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic (Demeter), Vegan

Varieties
90% Clairette, 10% Bourboulenc

Vineyards & Viticulture
From 0.88 hectares within Clos des Hospices at 350 meters altitude, planted on long, narrow terraces with northwest exposure and surrounded by seven hectares of woodland. The vines average 30 years old.

Soils
Gray marl rich in limestone

Harvest & Vinification
Whole bunches are pressed pneumatically, followed by light static settling overnight in cold conditions. Fermented in barrel without temperature control, with daily lees stirring. Aged for ten months on the lees in used Burgundian oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered.