Château-Chalon wine label with vineyard illustration and crest.

Vin Jaune, Château Chalon

FRANCE – Jura – Château-Chalon
Locality:
FRANCE – Jura – Château-Chalon
Appellation:
Château-Chalon
Grape Variety:
Savagnin
WineMaker:
Jean-Phillipe Bourdy
Vineyard:
0.13 ha. planted in the 1970s over blue-grey lias marl studded with pebbles from the upper cliffs. Facing south/ southwest from 280 to 300m.
Viticulture:
Certified biodynamic (Demeter) and certified organic AB by Ecocert. Yield 18 hl/ha.
WineMaking:
Whole cluster grapes. Pressing at 1.5 bar followed by a settling for 1 day. Fermented over indigenous yeasts in enameled and stainless steel tank. Complete malolactic conversion.
Aging:
Aged for 7 years in small old oak barrels. The barrels are not topped up.
Bottling:
SO2 free. < 20 mg/l sulfites. < 1.5 g/l residual sugar. Filtered with cellulose plate filter.
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