Morey-Saint-Denis, Vieilles Vignes

FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Nuits

Locality:

FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Nuits

Appellation:

Morey-Saint-Denis

Grape Variety:

Pinot Noir

WineMaker:

Virgile Lignier

Vineyard:

1.5 ha. planted in 1946, 1948, 1950s and 1980s. This old-vines blend is from 3 different lieux-dits: 50% Les Cognées, 25% Très Girard and 25% Les Chenevry. 3 different soils with deep clay, sand and gravel soils over clay-limestone bedrock form the Middle Jurassic.

Viticulture:

Organic (not certified). Coordination with the lunar calendar. Guyot and cordon training; high trellising.

WineMaking:

70% whole-cluster. Short cold pre-fermentation maceration. Then fermented over indigenous yeasts.

Aging:

Aged for 12 months in barrels (30% new). Then blended and aged for 4 additional months in stainless steel tank.

Bottling:

No fining; minimal filtration.

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