Elegant Meursault Les Vireuils wine label by Benjamin Leroux.

Meursault, Les Vireuils

FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
Locality:
FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
Appellation:
Meursault
Grape Variety:
Chardonnay
WineMaker:
Benjamin Leroux
Vineyard:
0.45 ha. planted in the mid-1970s. High altitude, just below the forest at top of hill. Facing east/ southeast. Terres blanches (“white earth”) soils over limestone bedrock.
Viticulture:
Sustainable.
WineMaking:
Pressed with whole cluster. After settling, fermented over ambient yeasts.
Aging:
Aged for 18 months in 300L barrels (15% new oak).
Bottling:
Rarely fined or filtered.
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