Domaine Leflaive - Puligny Montrachet


Meursault sous le Dos d'Āne


PREMIERS CRUS


Origine


Sol argilo-calcaire 1 parcel, "Sous le dos d'āne". Years when planted: 1995 and 2004. Surface: 1ha 62a (4 acres).

Method of culture


Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, decanting over 24 hours, then racking and running into cask of the must. Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maxi 1/3 Vosges, mini 2/3 Allier). Maturing: after 12 months in cask, the wine is aged 6 months in tank where it is prepared for bottling. Homeopathic fining and very light filtering if necessary.

Wine making


Biodynamic. Manual harvesting with grape sorting and optimisation of choice of date through parcel-by-parcel ripeness monitoring.

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