GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay

AREA: A.O.P. Beaujolais Villages Blanc

VILLAGE: La Chapelle de Guinchay

AGE OF VINES: 35 years old

SOILS: Clay and silty-sand

PRUNING SYSTEM: Guyot

YIELD: 50 hL/ha

CULTURE: Terra Vitis, organic no-certified

SOIL-CARE: 3-4 gentle plowing

HARVEST: Hand-picking

WINEMAKING: Pneumatic press, natural alcoholic fermentation, controlled temperature <16ºC. Malolactic fermentation in stainless still tank.

AGING: 6 to 9 months in stainless still

BOTTLING: Bottling during “Fruits day” in the moon calendar. Bottling in the property.

NOSE: Citrus fruits, pears, acacias

MOUTH: dry, fresh, well balanced, drink now or in next 1-3 years

? Beaujolais Villages blanc apellation covers only 2% of all the Beaujolais area