Chassagne-Montrachet Concis des Champs 2021 - Au Pied du Mont Chauve

About the vintage : A challenging 2021 vintage! After a very good month of March, the black frost in April destroyed between 50 and 70% of the harvest. Temperatures fell to -8°C, which had an impact on the buds. The vegetation recovered very quickly, resulting in a lot of work in the vineyard. Unfortunately the summer was rainy with a high risk of diseases such as oidium and mildew. During the harvest, a drastic sorting work was carried out both in the vineyard and in the winery to ensure the good maturity of the grapes. Finally, this vintage has all the criteria of great wines with balance, lightness and a fine, fresh structure.

Terroir : The terroir is located in the Plaine de Saône, the soil is brown, composed with silt and clay with no limestone. The vine has a great water supply that prevents it from water stress throughout the year. The soil is very deep, the hairy root is quite long, between 0 to 30 cm we can notice some great amount of organic matter. Between 30 to 100 cm, we can found some “Chailles” that are mostly silica enclosed in limestone, and some iron that help the vine evacuate the excess of water if when needed. On this plot, there are old and young vines, planted between 1970 and 2010.

Viticultural Practices : The grapes are grown biodynamically. At spring, we stimulate the microbial activity of the soil with a very energizing preparations such as the 500: horn manure and the 500 P: prepared horn manure. During the vegetative cycle, in addition to the copper sulfate treatment in the vineyards, we also spray decoctions of horsetail, nettle, wicker and silica that have an energizing and disease prevention power for the vines. Natural grassing between the vines, and mechanical work of the soil. The vines are trained in single guyot, keeping one long cane and one spur per vine, one budding every two eyes, in order to obtain well ventilated and beautiful grapes.

Vinification : The grapes are carefully hand-picked into small crates, and then sorted on the sorting-table before full destemming. The grapes are then transported in small stainless steel cases in order to keep the raw material in great condition with no damage. Traditional burgundy vinification, in open-top temperature-controlled tanks.

Ageing : 15 months, including 12 months in oak barrels (30% of new barrels). Light filtration before bottling