Joseph Drouhin Laforet Chardonnay

Vineyard Site: LaForet Bourgogne Chardonnay is made with the Chardonnay grape coming from the whole of Burgundy. It is often the entry level wine leading to the great white Burgundies: to drink it provides the simple pleasures of a classic Burgundy. History & tradition: in the 1970s Robert drouhin (Veronique’s father) created the Burgundy to unveil Burgundy. His idea: the diversity of different terroirs and the elegance of the Drouhin style. He chose grapes from parcels situated near the top of the slopes high up close to the forest. He is a nature lover and so called his wine LaForet (the forest in French). He then set out to conquer the market and fortune favoured him. The name LaForet (pronounced La-fo-ray) is synonymous with quality. Joseph Drouhin takes great care in selecting the various cuvees. Soil: clay and limestone. Viticulture: Plantation density: 10 000 vine stocks/hectare. Pruning: Guyot. Yield: 61 hl/ha purposely low in order to extract all possible