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Wine Description
The Story
Les Chenevottes rises primarily above 787 feet and is divided into three climats: Les Chenevottes, Les Commes and Les Bondues. Adjoining Premieres Crus vineyards are Les Macherelles and Les Vergers. Known for its white wines, the vineyard is not overly humid, mostly flat and is located west of N6 before it enters St-Aubin. Both red and white grapes are allowed.
Total Size: 11.0 ha (27.2 acres)
Winery Holdings: 0.34 ha (0.86 acre)
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Wine Information
The 1er Cru Chardonnays are barrel fermented and aged in French oak barrels (10%-30% new). The wine spends between 12 and 18 months in wood with regular lees stirring for added texture. Says Bernard, “The spirit of our winemaking is to not touch the wine too often. For Chardonnay our aim is to produce very clean and precise wines which are not too austere. We like the minerality and purity.”
Alex usually picks the first day of harvest ...
Vintage 2012
2012 was beset by unusual weather that didn’t spare the vines! A mild winter, spring-like March, cool spring with frosts, summer-like May, cooler, wetter June, a variable summer with heatwaves, hail and storms… Because of the cold damp spring, some of the vine flowers didn’t set and form fruit, there was millerandage (where the flowers aren’t fully fertilised and give small berries) and high pressure from mildew and odium. Temperatures went ri...
