This name comes from the fields recovered from the forest, then planted in vines.
Presentation
Location
Production area : 10,7 ha
Altitude : 230-250 m
Altitude : 230-250 m
Terroir
A deserted area after phylloxera (1880) and cultivated again in the fifty's years. The whole of six separate vineyards, planted between Saint Aubin and the terroir of les Truffières. The soil is brown limestone with a slower maturity.
Soil : Calcareous Clay
Soil : Calcareous Clay
In the vineyard
Wine-Growing method : sustainable
Harvest: 100 % manual
Harvest: 100 % manual
Winemaking
At their arrival in our cellar, the grapes are immediately and carefully pressed with a pneumatic press .
100 % crushed grappe
Finning: yes
100 % crushed grappe
Finning: yes
Ageing
18 months (whose 6 months in stainless steel tank)
100 % oak barrels (whose 25% of new oak)
100 % oak barrels (whose 25% of new oak)
Varietal
Chardonnay : 100%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 13,5 % vol.
Age of vines : 35 years years old
Advice
Serving
Serving temperature : 12-14°C
Should be drunk between 2013 and 2017
Should be drunk between 2013 and 2017
Tasting
A classic of the Domain: a spicy nose, white peach, buttered toast. In the mouth a great substance with fine grained and a good length .
Food pairings
Ideal with fresh salmon, crayfishes cooked in cream, scallops served with cepes and strong cheeses (Munster).
Reviews
"A beautifully elegant, pure and stylish nose offers up airy and ripe notes of lemon, acacia blossom and fennel hints that slide gracefully into equally pure and refined middle weight flavors that possess a seductive mouth feel as well as fine and notably dry and racy finish where a butle minerality surfaces."
