Tasting
appellations whites wines
- Bourgogne blanc
- Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse
- Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse Les Cras
- Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse Vieilles Vignes
- Pouilly-Fuissé
- Pouilly-Fuissé Clos des Quarts
- Pouilly-Fuissé Terroir de Fuissé
- Pouilly-Fuissé Terroir de Vergisson
- Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits
- Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly
- Saint-Véran
- Saint-Véran Le Grand Bussière
- Viré-Clessé Terroir de Clessé
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- Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse
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Tasting notes
Beautiful pale gold colour.
Highly-fruited nose on the theme of exotic fruits.
In the mouth, the minerality of its terroir is fully expressed.
Good balance between alcohol and acidity.
A refreshing wine to be drunk young.
Terroir
Quaternary clay-limestone soil (Bathonian, Bajocian)
Exposure: south to south-west
Altitude: 230-280 m
Slope 5% to 20%
Culture
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Planting density: 8,000 plants per hectare
Average yield: 60 hl/ha
Picking by hand.
Soil working.
Vinification
Direct pressing of whole crop and very gentle settling.
85% undergoes alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and 15% in oak barrels.
100% malolactic fermentation. Bottling follows 18 month' elevage and light filtration.
No finings.
MERLIN : WINE-GROWERS AND WINE-MAKERS. DIRECT SALES. - 71960 la Roche Vineuse
Téléphone: 03 85 36 62 09 - Fax: 03 85 36 66 45 - E-mail: contact@merlin-vins.fr - Internet: http://www.merlin-vins.com
Téléphone: 03 85 36 62 09 - Fax: 03 85 36 66 45 - E-mail: contact@merlin-vins.fr - Internet: http://www.merlin-vins.com