URSA MAJOR 2022 WHITE WINE (Pascal CHALON)

TERROIR

Since the 2022 vintage, the white URSA MAJOR cuvée has been the top-of-the-range cuvée of the LA GRANDE OURSE estate.

This cuvée is a blend of Grenache gris and blanc grapes, planted on the parcel Les Blanquettes of the TULETTE village.

The soils are made up of ancient alluvial deposits dating from the Mindelian period (the Mindel ice age 470,000 years ago) and consist almost entirely of limestone gravel, with the occasional flint and siliceous sandstone.

WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING

The vines are cultivated in accordance with the Organic Farming specifications and the care practiced on the plants is carried out using biodynamic preparations and herbal teas.

The grapes are harvested manually and are sorted directly in the vineyard at picking time. Each grape variety is vinified separately, with very moderate use of SO2 during the different stages of vinification.

After harvest, the grapes are immediately pressed by gentle pneumatic pressing. The juice thus obtained rests in the tank to be slightly settled. The juice is then racked and transferred in demi-muids, and in vats for the winemaking.

The musts then carry out their alcoholic and malolactic fermentation with the native yeasts and bacteria. Afterwards, it is racked and matured on its fine lees for 11 months in new demi-muids.

At the end of the ageing phase, the musts of the different grape varieties are blended, then filtered before bottling. No fining is done.