NV Chevassu Fassenet Cremant du Jura France

NV Chevassu Fassenet Cremant du Jura France

$48.00

Appellation: Crémant du Jura AOP

Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

Average Vine Age: 30 years

Altitude: 1,280 feet (390m)

Soils/Terroir: From South facing parcels just below the plateau of Menétru-le-Vignoble, with soils of grey Liassic Marl (Marne Gris) covered in Bajocian Limestone scree.

Farming: Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 25 hl/ha

Winemaking: Direct pressing of the whole bunches is followed by one-night of lees settling, before transferring to neutral vats for fermentation. The fermentation begins naturally using only indigenous yeasts. A very low dose of sulfur is added after the completion of alcoholic fermentation and the Vin Clair does not go through malolactic fermentation. Aged 5 months in neutral vats, after which the Liqueur de Tirage is added to the Vin Clair to start the secondary fermentation. The wine is bottled under a crown cap and a second fermentation occurs in the bottle.

Maturation: Aged in bottle “sur latte” for 18 months. After 18 months each bottle is disgorged, removing the sediment from the second fermentation. No dosage is added at disgorgement.

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