What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...
Varietal Notes
100% Chardonnay
Biodynamic
Practicing
Vineyard
From vineyards in from village of Vrigny (58%) and Janvry (42%). Lieux-dits Les Fourgons (1969) and Grand Chemin (1982);
Soil
soils are sandy with clay-limestone.
Viticulture
Holistic approach to viticulture with focus on biodiversity, mobile chicken coop (for natural fertilizer), and vitoforestry -- the planting of 100 different species of trees in and around the vines.
Vinification
100% 2019; Grapes are lightly pressed and fermented using natural yeast. Vinification occurs in jarres and oak barrels. No chaptalization, malolactic fermentation can occur but is not forced. The juice is bottled on fruit days in locally produced bottles. Alexandre bottles with 22 grams of sugar instead of the more typical 24 grams, resulting in a softer, finer mousse.
Aging
Aged in jarres and oak barrels; sur lattes 24+ months; all riddling is done by hand and Alexandre will do "poignettage". Unfined and unfiltered; disgorged by hand according to the lunar calendar on 10/1/2024; 30 mg/L SO2, zero dosage
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
NV
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Biodynamic
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Medium Bodied
Champagne
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