Pinot Noir Courbes Raies
At a Glance
- Size: 0.5 ha (1.24 ac)
- Variety: Pinot Noir
- Vine Age: Planted in 1969 and 1995
- Terroir: West-facing, varying in steepness (7% average incline, 17% maximum), 400-420 m elevation, light clay with 'gryphées' limestone fossils (Gryphaea arcuata - an extinct species of foam oyster).
- Viticulture: Sustainable, organic practices, 6,500-7,000 vines/ha, cover crop with every second row left grassed over, tressage.
- Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 2-week ambient yeast fermentation in wooden tank, daily pump-overs, pressed with a vertical press, aged for 12 months in 228 L barrels, no fining or filtration, SO2 added after malolactic fermentation and before bottling.