Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc
Tercet
Type
White Wine
Appellation
Hautes Côtes de Beaune
Variety
100% Chardonnay
Marc was looking for other high altitude vineyards in the Cote d'Or to produce wines with fresher acidity that would mirror the aspects he knew at Domaine de la Cras. Through his partners at Tercet, he was able to get in touch with an organic grower in the hills far above Aloxe-Corton in the Hautes-Côtes village of Echevronne. Tercet requested that the grower press the grapes on-site in a separate tank with no SO2, then bring the juice to Domaine de la Cras for fermentation and elevage.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Echevronne (Hautes Côtes de Beaune)
Soil type
Clay limestone
Vine age45 years old
PruningGuyot
ExpositionSouthern exposure
Altitude400 m
Vinification
Pressed at grower's domaine directly with no SO2. Transported to Domaine de la Cras and fermented directly in barrel with native yeast sans soufre
Elevage1 year in barrels with 10% new oak
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined and light filtration