Vera Cruz
At a Glance
- Variety: Melon de Bourgogne
- Vine Age: Planted in 1974
- Terroir: From the village of Vallet, on a bedrock of micaschist and gneiss.
- Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert, 2013), biodynamic (Demeter & Biodyvin, 2019).
- Vinification: Pressed with whole clusters, ambient yeast fermentation, aged for 10-16 months in a combination of terracotta amphoras, concrete vats and/or underground glass-lined tanks, no racking before bottling, no fining or filtration, SO2 added at bottling.