Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Frétille

Area

45, 99 acres

Vineyard age

60 years

Soil type

Clay limestone

Average Annual Production

2400

The harvest is done manually with a careful sorting of the grapes. The whole grapes are then pressed in a pneumatic press. Pressing with a slow and regular increase in pressure produces fine and elegant wines. In the same vein, the settling (separation of the must from the suspended solids) is carried out. The musts (juice collected by crushing the grapes) go through their alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in 350 liter barrels.

Stirring is limited or even prohibited in solar vintages in order to preserve the freshness and tension of the wine. The proportion of new barrels, approximately 25 to 30% per year, is deliberately moderate in order to let the terroir of the appellation express itself. In partnership with our barrel makers, a true match is sought between the type of barrel and the character of the wine.

Millésimes

Millésime 2018

Such glorious colour, this first-class chardonnay simply bursts with golden light! One then enjoys the fine fragrance of small flowers found near low stone walls: May blossom, wild rose, and Lady’s-slipper. Its broad start on the palate then gives way to a bracing effect. With its perfectly integrated cultivation, it will age with nobility worthy of its rank.