The Fourchaume is pure and elegant with delicious minerality and agreable floral notes. A totally charming wine.
- Grape : Chardonnay
- Age of vines : from 25 to 50 years old
- Production : 1ha 00
- Situation : Slope on the right side of the Kimméridgien on La Chapelle Vaupelteigne village
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- Soil : Limestone
- Harvest : Manually harvested. The grapes are directly conveyed to the press for a better respect.
- Work in the vines : Organic practices, work of the soil, disbudding.
- Vinification : Débourbage statique pendant 24 heures. Fermentation alcoolique spontanée et fermentation malolactique en cuves inox thermorégulées pour 2/3 et en fûts de chêne pour le reste. Soutirage après fermentation malolactique.
- Potential of aging bottling : 8-10 years
- Bottling : After 18 months of maturations
- Temperature of service : 14°C
- Some advices : Perfect with oysters and all fishes