L’Inattendue Blanc de Blancs
At a Glance
- Size: 1 ha (2.5 ac)
- Variety: Chardonnay
- Vine Age: Planted in 1982 and 1989
- Terroir: 60% from Ludes (Les Sentiers, Sainte Marie), 40% from Rilly La Montagne with clay-limestone soils.
- Viticulture: Organic (certification expected in 2025). Limited tilling, no herbicides, organic composts, and meticulous pruning, thinning and canopy management.
- Vinification: Separate vinification of villages, varieties, and parcels, about half in oak. Primary vinification and aging in tanks and barrels, blocked malolactic fermentation, aged for 4 years on lattes
Additional Info
Base wine: 2019 Dosage: 2.2 g in 2024 Oak contact: 70%
Base wine: 2018 Dosage: 3 g in 2023 Oak contact: 70%
Base wine: 2015 Dosage: 3g in June 2019 Oak contact: 60%
Base wine: 2014 Dosage: 4g in March 2019 Oak: 60%
Base wine: 2013 Dosage: 3g in June 2017 Oak: 50%
Base wine: 2012 Dosage: 4g in February 2017 Oak: 40%