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Domaine Leflaive
2008 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Burgundy |
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Location: 3 parcels in Chevalier-Montrachet
Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
Size: Total of 1.99 hectares (4.92 acres)
Chevalier du bas sud (lower south): 6.5 ouvrées (0.69 acre), planted in 1957 and 1958
Chevalier du bas nord (lower north): 21 ouvrées (2.22 acres), planted in 1955, 1964 and 1980
Chevalier du haut (upper): 19 ouvrées (2.01 acres), planted in 1974
Soil: Calcareous clay |
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| Ripeness monitored parcel-by-parcel for optimal harvest dateHand harvested with grape sorting |
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| Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, “débourbage, or “settling of the juice,” over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into caskAlcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 25% new (maximum 1/3 Vosges, minimum 2/3 Allier)Aged 12 months in cask, 6 months in tank, then prepared for bottlingHomeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary |
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