2023 Les Dolomies Cotes du Jura 'La Chaux' Chardonnay, France Salvatore Molettieri classic GV from loess soils

classic GV from loess soils in Feuersbrunn

vertically pressed

bottling without fining or filtration

disgorged at the end of November 2020

Viognier had just become available to me from a promising site near by and I knew it was the perfect fit

2023 Les Dolomies Cotes du Jura 'La Chaux' Chardonnay, France Salvatore Molettieri classic GV from loess soilsThe plot is located in Nevy sur Seille at the beginning of the Baume les Messieurs valley, on a very steep hillside with a large limestone scree covering the marly slopes (Lias marls). There is little topsoil due to the abundance of stones in the first few centimeters. Southwest facing. This Chardonnay spent 18 months in 400L oak barrels after completing alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in tanks. It was sulfited with 1. 5g L of SO2 at racking,