2023 Domaine Bärtschi Chardonnay 'Le Clos' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France

2023 Domaine Bärtschi Chardonnay 'Le Clos' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France

$64.00

Appellation: Bugey AOP cru Manicle

Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

Average Vine Age: 50 to 60-years-old

Altitude: 1,315 feet (400m)

Soils/Terroir: Cru Manicle is a 12ha south facing walled Clos of gravely limestone and clay-limestone soils. The vineyard is relatively flat with a slight dip in the middle. Due to erosion the soils at the middle of the vineyard are deeper and contain a higher proportion of clay. The rest of vineyard is pure gravely limestone. The vines for this cuvée are located near the edges of the Clos on pure limestone.

Farming: Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 38 hl/ha

Winemaking: Direct pressing of the whole bunches into stainless steel tanks with 1g/hl of sulfur added at the press. Fermentation begins spontaneously using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts. Once fermentation is under way the juice is transferred to 228L French oak barrels (10% new oak). A high proportion of solids are kept during the fermentation to give the wines a slightly reductive character. Light battonage is done if the reductive character is too prominent. The wine goes through full malolactic fermentation.

Maturation: Aged for 11 months in 228L French oak barrels (10% new oak). In August the barrels are racked and blended into stainless steel tanks, and a low dose of sulphur was added. Aged an additional 2 months in stainless steel tanks. Bottled without fining or filtration.

pH: 3.1, Sulfur: 45ppm total SO2, 20ppm free SO2 (on the day of bottling)

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