Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 2017 Bel Air - Domaine de la Vougeraie

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 2017 Bel Air - Domaine de la Vougeraie

PLOT

• Area: 1.0138 ha
• Geographical location: plot of land at the top of the hillside above Chambertin Clos de Bèze
• Soil and subsoil: Shallow soils. Presence of numerous oolites in the bedrock. Clay-silty soils rich in pebbles.
• Exposure: East
• Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
• Plantation density: 13,600 vines/ha
• Organic farming. ECOCERT® certification received in 1999.
• Pruning: Guyot

HARVEST

• Date of harvest: September 12, 2017 (root day).
• Hand-sorted in the vineyard and on arrival in the winery.
• Yield: 31 hl/ha

VINIFICATION

• 34% of whole bunches, not crushed and vatted by gravity. No yeast addition. Maceration: pre-fermentation, cold (12-15°C) during 5 days. Length of maceration: 22 days. Cap-punched once a day until mid-fermentation and light pumping-over until the end of maceration. Pressing with the vertical press.

MATURING

• Length: 16 months and 1 month in stainless steel vat
• Type: in barrels.
• Percentage of new barrels: 26%
• Gentle, slow toasting.
• Origin of the woods: Citeaux
• Racking of all barrels.
• No fining. Light filtration.

BOTTLING

• February 5 and 12, 2019 (Root and Fruit Day)
• Limited to 3682 bottles and 120 magnum bottles.