Domaine de la Tour

La Tour de Gatigne Chardonnay 2022

White
$15
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Golden hay color, Scents of exotic fruits. Flavors of passion fruit and minerals with a lingering, balanced acidity. Fantastic value for un-oaked Chardonnay lovers. Currently only sold by CeleriersCellar.com in the USA.

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13.00%
20 years old
Cane pruning "Guyot" done by hand for better aeration and sun exposition, vines trellised vertically on 4 wires, topping 3 to 4 times to prevent plant depletion, mechanical plowing and weeding (no synthetic product), organic manure, biodiversity by replanting trees and plants to complement and reenforce natural defenses (uses of four leaves clover), organic farming techniques. Mechanical harvest.
Mechanical harvest, grapes are destemmed then pressed as to extract the juice. The juice is placed in a thermo regulated Stainless steel tank at low temperature for hours, and then we clear the juice by settling; particles go down to the bottom of the tank, then we take them out. The alcoholic fermentation can start, the yeast eat all the sugar as to create alcohol. All steps uses nitrogen in order to keep freshness and lower the amount of sulfites.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
2,000 cases
Languedoc
The humid 2022 winter allowed the soil to replenish partially its reserve, but enough to face the long-lasting drought and multiple heat waves of the summer. Everything seems fine in Spring, when the dry and warm weather setups the perfect conditions to prevent naturally any diseases. The challenge came later, when the multiple heat waves of July and August, cumulating to the drought, prevented the grapes from fully ripe. The vine defends itself by keeping the nutrients to itself, stopping the maturation of the berries. It ended up being a very technical vintage as each individual parcel and plot needed different cares and paces. Tour de Gatigne farming skills shone brightly this year: they made 2022 an exceptional vintage!
IGP Cevennes, Languedoc, France
clay limestone
2022

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