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Domaine Leflaive
2008 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières, Burgundy |
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Location: 3 parcels in Puligny-Montrachet of Les Folatières
Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
Size: Total of 1.26 hectares (3.11 acres)
la 4: 4.5 ouvrées (0.48 acre), planted in 1983
la 6: 6.2 ouvrées (0.66 acre), planted in 1962
la 18: 18.6 ouvrées (1.97 acres), planted in 1969 and 1999
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, 20% new (maximum 1/3 Vosges, minimum 2/3 allier)Matured 12 months in cask, aged 6 months in tank, then prepared for bottlingHomeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary |
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