Chardonnay (12x75 cl)

Zoom	Vins blancs Appellation : Vin de Pays d'Oc Vintage : 2009 a case : 82.8 € a bottle : 6.9 €

TERROIR : 4 different terroirs ! Located at the 4 highest points in altitude aroud Pic Saint Loup and Grès de Montpellier (argilo-calcareous soils); for exceptionnal freshness

YIELD: average of less than 50 hl per hectare. 

VINIFICATION: 3 hours of maceration (the crushed grape skins are left in the juice until they have imparted the desired amount of tannins and aroma). light pressing (<0,5 bar) in cold and inert atmosphere to avoid any oxidation. Cold scrubbing (without adjuvant) during 12 hours then fermentation at 15°C. Dregs melted with wine until winter in order to protect it in a natural way and to give wine this fine softness in the first mouth. No malo-lactic fermentation, steril filtration (0,65 µ). Half of the wine has been vinified in french oak barrels, and one third stayed in for ageing during 6 month before bottling (March 2010). 

TASTING NOTES: gold yellow dress, with coppererish casts. Nose of white fruits and flowers (acacia). Honey notes. Mouth is soft, round and long, mineral and almost peppered, with a little bit of smooth spices. A typic chardonnay with its long, fine and nervoux final.

TEMPERATURE: 12 à 14 °c (53-57°F).

AGEING: This wine should be drunk now in its young days, for its freshness. Its structure allows it to be kept 2 more years if needed