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Temple

FRANCE – Loire – Anjou
Locality:
FRANCE – Loire – Anjou
Appellation:
Vin de France
Grape Variety:
Chenin Blanc
WineMaker:
Mathilde Magne
Vineyard:
Planted in 1964 over deep sandy-clay-loam soil with sandstone and grey-black schists with quartz.
Viticulture:
Organic (not certified).
WineMaking:
Foot-crushed and pressed for 4 hours with a vertical press. Then fermented over ambient yeasts for 3 to 4 weeks.
Aging:
Aged for 10 months in 400L and 600L barrels (30% new oak).
Bottling:
10-20 mg SO2 added before bottling.
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