Description
VARIETALS: Chardonnay
BIODYNAMIC: Practicing
VINEYARD: Two very chalky plots in Chavot planted between 1953-1978. Very little topsoil before you hit chalk. Worked with a horse
VITICULTURE: Organically farmed, all work in tandem with Mother Nature's rhythms.
VINIFICATION: Natural fermentation in barrels from 3 to 6 years old with slight stirring of the lees, no malolactic fermentation. Aged sur lie in barrel for 6 months, then bottled with light filtration.
AGING: 36 months sur lattes, 2gr/l dosage. Disgorged November 2023
PRODUCTION: 4,579 bottles
NOTES: The inaugural release of Les Grands Crayeres is a powerful, deep and structured Chardonnay with impressive poise and a long life ahead. An impressive new parcellaire cuvee from Aurelien Laherte.