No Control - 'les Crosses' - Chardonnay - Auvergne, FR - 2019 - 1500ml
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Les Crosses!!
This is the old name of the land registry parcel. The name of a land registry parcel is never innocent. “Les Crosses” (crozier in English) because horsetail is growing on this plot and when it becomes tall, it bends over to look like a bishop’s crozier.
Parcel
Located in Volvic. Soil : feldspthic sand.
Grape variety
Chardonnay.
Age of the vines
15 years old.
Altitude
420 m.
Orientation
South.
Grape harvest
Hand harvested grapes in 18kg crates.
Yield
45 hl/ha.
Winemaking
Direct pressing, settling, fermentation and ageing in stainless steel tanks. No added chemical inputs.
Wine maturation
Stainless steel tank for 6 months.
Bottling
No filtration and no added sulfites.
Serving
at 10°C.