Pousse D’or Clos De La Roche Grand Cru

Terroir: limestone soil (30 cm of earth) with a little broken stone and large blocks of stone (or roches) which gave the vineyard its name. Located at approximately 250 metres of altitude and east facing. Vineyard: the vines are grown without the use of pesticides or insecticides and only natural fertilizer (manure) is used. Ploughing keeps the soil loose and well-aerated and no weed killers are applied. Fermentation: the grapes are hand picked into small crates sorted in the vat room and 100% destemmed. Cold fermentation for 7 days is followed by temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation with two pigeages (punching the cap) a day and maceration for 21 days. Barrel-ageing: aged on the lees in oak barrels (50% new) for 15 months with late-occurring natural malolactic fermentation. Neither fined nor filtered. Racked and bottled by gravity flow. Tasting notes: clos de la roche is deeply-coloured with a powerful bouquet of red and black fruit (wild cherry and blackcurrant