Volnay 1er Cru, Les Pitures

FRANCE – Burgundy

Locality:

FRANCE – Burgundy

Appellation:

Volnay 1er Cru, Les Pitures

Grape Variety:

Pinot Noir

WineMaker:

Frédéric Lafarge

Vineyard:

0.16ha plot of 35 year old vines planted on clay and limestone soil.

Viticulture:

Certified organic (Ecocert) and biodynamic (Demeter). Cover crop sown in winter and plowed in spring and summer.

WineMaking:

Hand-picked in small boxes of 30 kg to avoid crushing the grapes. Sorted in the winery. 100% destemmed by hand, fermented over indigenous yeasts in a wooden tank for 15 days with regular pump-overs and punch-downs. Pressing with a vertical basket press.

Aging:

Aged for 18 months in barrels (about 10% new oak, depending on the vintage).

Bottling:

Bottled exclusively in magnums without filtration or fining.

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