Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru, Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle (monopole)
FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
Locality:
FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
Appellation:
Montrachet Grand Cru
Grape Variety:
100% Chardonnay
WineMaker:
Sylvie Poillot (general manager of the winemaking team).
Vineyard:
The vineyard extends over a total of 3.5 hectares, planted between 1934 and 1989. 10,000 vines per hectare grow on deep soils consisting of marl and clay over limestone.
Viticulture:
In organic conversion by Ecocert and biodynamic agriculture since 2021. Guyot pruning.
WineMaking:
Grape sorting in the vineyard and winery. Whole bunch pneumatic pressing for 2.5 hours. Débourbage (settling) for 24 hours. Fermented over indigenous yeasts at the beginning in stainless-steel tank then transferred into barrels.
Aging:
Aged for 16 months in barrels (20% new oak). Then blended and aged for 2 additional months in stainless-steel tank. Batonnage twice a month on a rising moon until December.
