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La Carbonnode, Cuvée Zen

FRANCE – Burgundy – Mâconnais
Locality:
FRANCE – Burgundy – Mâconnais
Appellation:
Vin de France
Grape Variety:
Chardonnay
WineMaker:
Jean-Guillaume and Jean-Philippe Bret
Vineyard:
Planted in the 1980s at the base of the Roche de Vergisson, surrounded by forest and east exposition.
Viticulture:
Certified organic (AB) and biodynamic (Demeter).
WineMaking:
This cuvée is the result of a carbonic maceration on La Bonnode. Whole cluster fermentation. 9-day carbonic maceration on closed tank. Then grapes are pressed and fermented in 228L barrels.
Aging:
Aged for 17 months in barrels. “Zen” means that there is no sulfur added until bottling.
Bottling:
10 mg/L total sulfites.
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