Beaujolais Blanc Terroir de Lachassagne

Domaine Saint Cyr

Terroir de Lachassagne Bouteille
Type

White Wine

Appellation

Beaujolais

Variety

100% Chardonnay

Raphael is particularly proud of this single-vineyard old vine Beaujolais Blanc from this aptly named Chardonnay vineyard between the winery and the now famous La Galoche stream, planted in the 1950s. It's possible to label Chardonnay from this region as Bourgogne Blanc, but Raphael is firmly committed to the Beaujolais Blanc appellation.

Viticulture
Vineyard name

Lachassagne (Anse)

Soil type

Clay - limestone soils on limestone marl

Vine age70 years old
ExpositionWestern exposure
Vinification

Direct press, fermented in oak barrels with native yeast before natural malolactic fermentation

Elevage100% aged in old oak barrels on the lees from fermentation for 24 months
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringNo added sulfites. Unfined and unfiltered