Type

White Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

Chardonnay

Unmistakeably French chardonnay from these higher altitude parcels of the Tâcherons domaine.

Viticulture

Soil type

Clay limestone. The Limoux area is great for growing chardonnay in the south of France due to its altitude of 350 meters and the cooler temperatures providing a long and complete maturation.

Vine ageThe grapes come from vines up to 50 years old.

AltitudeLocated between 300 and 500 meters above sea level.

Vinification

The pneumatic press is gravity-loaded. Cold settling of the juice at 10°C without enzymes. Inoculation and vatting in 80 hL stainless steel tanks. Fermentation temperature 14°C - about 3/4 weeks of AF. Malo is systematic, except in very hot years.

ElevageWines remain on fine lees for 8 months. Filtration and sulfiting before bottling.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Tâcherons

Founded in 1994

110 hectares

The name 'Tâcherons' comes from an old Burgundian tradition that refers to the workers in the vineyards who perform the most meticulous tasks through out the year including plowing the field by hand using the Hirondelle plow, or pruning with the shears or 'Cisaille' which prominently feature on the labels.
The reference is an homage to the precision of the hard work from the Tacherons to create their wine, the passion of the vine growers and the ancestral relationship to terroir and history.