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Saint-Véran Le Grand Bussière

Tasting notes
Beautiful greeny-gold colour.
Very expressive nose with a hint of muscat grape, on the exotic side.
In the mouth, the wine is pleasing, smooth, with a nicely mineral finish.
Terroir
Quaternary clay-limestone soil (Middle Bathonian)
Exposure: southerly
Altitude: 220 m
Slope 5%
Site favours very early growth
Culture
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Planting density: 8,000 plants per hectare
Average yield: 50 hl/ha
Picking by hand
Soil working, no herbicides.
Vinification
Direct pressing, gentle settling, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in oak barrels (¼ new, ¼ 1 year old, ¼ 2 years old, ¼ 3 years old).
18 months' elevage in barrel.
Racking, then light filtration before bottling.
No fining.

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