Clef de Sol

Appellation : Montlouis sur loire
Category : Blanc Sec
Vintage : 2005
Variety : Chenin
Soil : clay and silica resting on limestone
Vine age : 80 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 foliage and the grapes
Harvest date : (handpicked in harvest cases)
First and second sortings the 8, 9 and 12 October 2005

Vinification and aging : Long alcoholic fermentation in barrels without yeast. Raised on lees without racking until the bottling. The goal is to get a gentle oxygenation.

Bottling : August the 30th 2006

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