No Control - 'les Crosses' - Chardonnay - Auvergne, FR - 2019 - 1500ml

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.