Santenay 1er Cru

Santenay 1er Cru

Clos des Mouches

Dégustation

  • Tasting notes: This is the most delicious of our premier crus. On the nose, aromas of black fruits mingle with vanilla notes from ageing. The palate is rich and the tannins are relatively silky. Ageing potential: 7-9 years
  • Production: approximately 3,000 bottles per year

Terroir

  • Area: 0.63 hectares
  • Location: Small premier cru vineyard halfway up the hillside to the east of the village
  • Exposure: south
  • Grape variety: Pinot Noir
  • Age: 30 years old
  • Soil: Clay-limestone

Viticulture

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

  • Vinification: The grapes arrive in crates at the winery where they are sorted and then 100% destemmed. They are then placed in cold concrete vats (below 10°C), where cold pre-fermentation maceration begins and lasts for about a week. When the temperature rises, alcoholic fermentation begins; colour and fruit are extracted through pumping over and gentle punching down. After three weeks, the wine is transferred to casks.
  • Ageing: 100% in casks, 15% of new, for 12 months. The wine is then blended in stainless steel vats and bottled after light filtration after 18 months.