Château de la Maltroye - Chassagne-Montrachet (white)

Château de la Maltroye – Chassagne-Montrachet (white)

AOC CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET

A nice yellow colour with green reflections. The nose exudes aromas of white and exotic fruits with subtle notes of white flowers. The palate is mineral and fresh, quite powerful and well balanced.

ESTATE & WINE MAKER

This castle and caves date from the fifteenth century and have been the property of the Cournut family since 1940. Former aeronautical engineer, Jean-Pierre Cournut, beautifully revitalized the vineyard, whose heritage is in exceptional wines in Chassagne. Significant work has allowed the area to develop high-performance tools for winemaking. Whites continue to peak, and the reds for their part have a very nice personality and expressive fruits.

SITE

The vines are located in a Bourgogne plot in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet.

GRAPE VARIETY

100% Chardonnay.

SOIL

Clay and limestone.

GROWING METHOD

The estate is conducted in Culture raisonnée. Soil is worked and yields are contained. Manual harvesting is followed by a sorting of the grapes.

SURFACE AREA

4 hectares.

DENSITY

8000 vines / hectare.

VINIFICATION

Pneumatic pressing, settling and beginning of alcoholic fermentation in tanks at low temperature in thermoregulation, and end of fermentation in barrels. Stirring and malolactic fermentation in barrel on the lees. Vinified and aged on fine lees.