Santenay 1er Cru

Santenay 1er Cru

Clos des Mouches

Dégustation

  • Tasting notes: This is a powerful wine with a delicately woody nose marked by aromas of ripe fruit. The palate is full-bodied and round, with a lovely minerality on the finish that brings great complexity to the wine. It pairs well with fish in sauce. Ageing potential: 6-8 years
  • Production: approximately 500 bottles per year.

Terroir

  • Area: 0.06 hectares
  • Location: Very small plot ideally located halfway up the hillside to the east of the village.
  • Exposure: South
  • Grape variety: Chardonnay
  • Age: 30 years 
  • Soil: Clay-limestone

Viticulture

  • Cultivation method: Sustainable, without herbicides or insecticides
  • Harvesting: Manual
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Vinification

  • Vinification: The grapes are pressed using a pneumatic press, the juice is then lightly clarified and placed in barrels where alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place naturally.
  • Ageing: 100% in oak barrels, 50% of new, for 11 months; then blended in stainless steel vats and bottled after 15 months.