Nuits St Georges 1er Cru 2017 Les Corvées Pagets - Domaine de la Vougeraie

Nuits St Georges 1er Cru 2017 Les Corvées Pagets - Domaine de la Vougeraie

PARCEL

• Situation : Nuits-Saint-Georges sits on the marble of Comblanchien, leaning against the coast at the outlet of the Combe de la Serrée in the sedimentation cone of the Hautes-Côtes. This vine is located on the southern part of the hillside: partly on Nuits, partly on Premeaux-Prissey. Halfway between the Saint-Georges on one side and the Clos de la Maréchale on the other, at an altitude of 240 metres.
• Area: 0,3327 ha
• Exposure: East
• Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
• Soil and subsoil: very stony soil at the bottom of the plot, slightly red, rather clayey and not very chalky.
• Plantation density: 10,000 vines/ha
• Plant material: 100 % clones
• Organic farming since 1998. ECOCERT® certification received in 2000.
• Pruning: Guyot

HARVEST

• Harvest date: September 7, 2017 (Leaf Day)
• Yield: 48 hl/ha

VINIFICATION

• Not crushed and vatted by gravitaty. No yeast addition. Maceration: pre-fermentation, cold (12-15°C) for 5 days. Length of maceration: 24 days. Cap-punched once a day until mid-fermentation and a light pumping-over until the end of vatting time. Pressing with the vertical press.

MATURING

• Length: 16 months in barrel and 1 month in stainless steel vat
• Type: in barrels.
• Percentage of new barrels: 28%
• Gentle and slow toasting.
• Origin of the woods: forest of Cîteaux and Tronçais.
• No fining. Light filtration.

BOTTLING

• December 4, 2018 (Root Day).
• Limited to 2027 bottles.