• Danjou-Banessy
  • La Truffière IGP Côtes Catalanes Blanc

    At a Glance

    • Size: 3 ha (7.41 ac)
    • Variety: Carignan Gris
    • Vine Age: Planted before 1940
    • Terroir: Schist and marl topsoil over a limestone bedrock, surrounded by a truffle ground, in the "Terres Noires" of Espira de l'Agly
    • Viticulture: Organic (certified), biodynamic methods. Yields are around 20 hl/ha here.
    • Vinification: Long and gentle pressing of whole clusters, ambient yeast fermentation and aging for 20 months in used barrels. Malo may or may not happen naturally, depending on the vintage. No chaptalization, acidification, fining, or filtration. Bottled by gravity in accordance with the phase of the moon.