COLOUR: white
TYPE: dry
VINTAGE: 2022
GRAPE VARIETY: Sauvignon (100%)
FARMING: sustainable (lutte raisonnée)
AGEING: 12 months in oak barrels
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 13%
VOLUME: 75 cl
CELLARING: 10 years
AGE OF VINES: 50 years.
LOCATION: Monts Damnés lieu-dit, cultivated since the 10th century by Benedictine monks from the Abbey of Saint-Satur. The steepness exceeds 40° in places, ensuring excellent drainage for the vines; however, farming remains exceptionally challenging, requiring non-mechanised care and manual harvesting.
EXPOSURE: South/South-West.
SOIL: Kimmeridgian marls soil, locally known as "terres blanches" (white soils). Formed by a blend of clay and fossilised shells, this terroir gives birth to exceptional white wines, rich and opulent, which have earned a reputation of excellence.
HARVEST: manual, in 12 kg crates.
YIELD: N/A.
SORTING: by hand on a sorting table.
VINIFICATION:
AGEING: 12 months in 600-liter oak barrels.
BOTTLING: without fining or filtration.
CORK: DIAM5® technological cork, guaranteeing the absence of any TCA contamination or cork taint.
