Elegant Charlemagne Grand Cru wine label from Veritas Wines, premium French white wine, 2014 vintage.

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Nuits
Locality:
FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Nuits
Appellation:
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Grape Variety:
Chardonnay
WineMaker:
Sylvie Poillot is general manager of winemaking team.
Vineyard:
0.4955 ha. aggregating two parcels. From “Le Charlemagne” (0.2183 ha. in Pernand-Vergelesses), with oldest vines planted in 1954, and youngest vines planted in 1990. South of the Montagne de Corton, it extends on a steep slope, 250-320m elevation. And from “En Charlemagne” (0.2772 ha. in Aloxe-Corton), planted in 1953/1954 and south-west exposition. Both planted over silica-rich soil, very calcareous, silty and very stony (white earth). Density of 10,000 vines/ha.
Viticulture:
Organic certified Ecocert and biodynamic certified Demeter. Guyot pruning. Plowed by horse. Yield 39 hL/ha.
WineMaking:
Whole bunch pneumatic pressing for 2 hours and half. 24-hour settling. Fermented over native yeasts in vats for the beginning then transfer into barrels.
Aging:
Aged for 16 months in barrels made with wood from Cîteaux (20% new oak). Then blended and aged for an additional 2 months in stainless-steel tank. One stirring per month on a rising moon until December.
Bottling:
Light fining and filtration.
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