Santenay red wine bottle label, Hubert Lamy, Clos des Gravières, Burgundy, French wine, premium wine.

Santenay 1er Cru, Clos des Gravières

FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
Locality:
FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
Appellation:
Santenay 1er Cru, Clos des Gravières
Grape Variety:
Chardonnay
WineMaker:
Olivier Lamy
Vineyard:
0.38 ha. planted in 1966 and 2011 over shallow marl soil. Located on a 30% slope and facing east.
Viticulture:
Organic (not certified).
WineMaking:
The grapes are directly pressed, and the juice settles overnight in a stainless-steel vat. The next day the clear juice descends, via a gravity system, into neutral barrels for cool 90-day fermentation over native yeasts and malolactic conversion.
Aging:
Aged for 12 months in 300L and 600L barrels. Then blended and aged for 6-12 additional months in tank.
Bottling:
Fined or filtered only if necessary.
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