Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champonnets

Domaine Denis Mortet

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champonnets

Producer
Domaine Denis Mortet

Country
France

Region
Burgundy

Sub-Region
Côte de Nuits

Appellation
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

Farming
Sustainable, Organic

Varietals
100% Pinot Noir

Vineyards & Viticulture
Les Champonnets comes from a 0.30 hectare plot and sits at the bottom of Clos Saint-Jacques. This site is influenced by the cold air of the Lavaux Valley. No chemicals have been used since 1996, and the land is ploughed by horses to avoid soil compaction. Arnaud employs a traditional pruning system with simple guyot training and practices green harvesting. Trimming and trellising are done by lightweight tractors.

Soils
Deep, with a high clay content

Harvest & Vinification
The grapes are harvested into small plastic crates and undergo triple sorting upon arriving at the estate. Arnaud uses 50% whole custer fermentation and tastes everything daily during vinification using native yeasts. The wine is aged in oak barrels (25% new, 75% one-year-old, from Tonnelleire François Frères) for 18 months on fine lees and is racked into stainless vats for the last six months of elevage.