Chénas
Appellation
Chénas
Farming
Biodynamic, Organic, HVE
Varietals
100% Gamay
Vineyards & Viticulture
Les Blémont is the site. The name Chénas comes from the French word “chêne” (meaning oak tree) because there are so many are planted in this village. In ancient times, Gallo-Romans, and later monks, cleared woodland here in order to plant vines. The vines are trained according to traditional low gobelet training.
Soils
Stony and old alluvial deposits
Harvest & Vinification
The grapes are hand-harvested and transported in small 35 kg crates. All of the grapes are sorted on the sorting table. Whole cluster pressed after 12 to 15 days of fermentation. The wine is aged in vats for ten months on fine lees, including the use of micro-oxygenation.
