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L'Eminent

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75cl

17 €

for each bottle

Harvested from a very specific 80-year-old parcel in a place called ‘Bel Air’, this ‘l'Eminent’ cuvée was vinified with indigenous yeasts and without sulphur. A 12-day vatting period and 18 months' ageing in demi-Muid means that this Chiroubles “l'Eminent” stands out in our range. Only historic vintages will be produced under this confidential cuvée....Barely 700 bottles available, easily recognisable thanks to the wax overcorking and the wax ‘Passot’ seal, also above the label..

technical sheet

Grape variety : 100% Gamay noir à jus blanc.

Nature of the soils : Almost all of our soils are composed of pink granite. We also have ‘gore’: a type of sandresulting from the erosion of the adjacent rocks, and gives the Gamay grapevariety near-perfect growing conditions in which to produce a light texture.

Plot names and orientation : Bel Air, Southwest facingslopes.

Average age of the vines : 80 years old.

Alcohol : 13.7 % vol.

Vine tending : pruning by hand. Prunings minced and left on the ground. Trellisedplots. 25% seeded sodded bands. Handpicked harvesting.

Vinification and maturing: Semi-carbonic maceration at 30°C (86°F) in temperature controlledstainless steel tanks. 7 to 9 days vatting depending on the vintage. Aged 18 months in oak barrels.

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