Domaine de la Chamoise – White
Designation | TOURAINE SAUVIGNON |
Vineyard Size | 17 hectares |
Soil type | Clay to flint with more or less sand or gravel |
Vine varieties | Selected Sauvignon |
Planting density | -- |
Average vine age | Planted between 1967 - 1982 |
Vine growing conditions | Continental climate, summers not as hot, milder winters than Sancerre and Beaujolais |
Pruning method | -- |
Grape harvesting | Mostly harvested exclusively by hand, delicately set in baskets, severe sorting |
Vinification | Vatted for 18 hours at a temperature of 20°, then separated from the mire, slight filtration for clarification, then rests in the vats for bottling the year after |
Maturing | -- |