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Grand Cru
Bienvenues Bâtard-Montrachet
Sol argilo-calcaire
1 parcel.
Years when planted: 1958 and 1959.
Surface: 1ha 15a (2.84 acres).
Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, decanting over 24 hours, then racking and running into cask of the must.
Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 25% new (maxi 1/2 Vosges, mini 1/2 Allier).
Maturing: after 12 months in cask, the wine is aged 6 months in tank where it is prepared for bottling.
Homeopathic fining and very light filtering if necessary.
Biodynamic.
Manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.
