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FRANCE – South-West – Cahors
Locality:
FRANCE – South-West – Cahors
Appellation:
Vin de France
Grape Variety:
100% Malbec
WineMaker:
Maya Sallé and Nicolas Fernandez
Vineyard:
1 ha. parcel of 30-year-old vines, lying at 330m elevation and facing east. Kimmeridgian limestone soil over marl and limestone base.
Viticulture:
Certified organic (AB) and biodynamic (Demeter). Guyot Poussard pruning. Careful de-budding. Treatments include tisanes and composts.
WineMaking:
A natural sparkling wine (pét nat), made in méthode ancestrale: one portion of the fruit is pressed directly in a vertical ratchet press; the orther part is macerated on the skins for a few days. The fermentation begins in tank over ambient yeasts. Then bottled with some sugars remaining in order to complete fermentation in bottle.
Aging:
Aged on lattes for 12 months. Disgorged in spring.
Bottling:
Neither fined nor filtered. No added sulfite.
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