Bel Air Sec

Appellation : Touraine-Amboise
Category : Bel air sec
Vintage : 2006
Variety : Chenin
Soil : limestone and clay under an outcrop of silica
Vine age : over 70 years

Cultivation method :
  • Earthing up and removal of earth around the vine stumps at the beginning of spring
  • Ploughing during the vegetative cycle
  • De-budding to homogenize the leaves and grapes
Harvest date : (handpicked in harvest cases and multiple sorting)
First pass picking the 19th and 23rd of September 2006 for Bel air sec

Vinification and aging : Short alcoholic fermentation for a better conservation of the varietal aromas Aged on the lees for 3 months.

Bottling : March 2007

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