• Les Vins de la Madone
  • Purchon Roussanne

    At a Glance

    • Varieties: Roussanne
    • Surface Area: 0.7 ha (1.73 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in 2001, partly with massal selection from Savoyard.
    • Terroir: On the south face of the Purchon volcano, average slope of 45%, 100% derived from basalt.
    • Viticulture: : Organic (AB, 2001) and Biodynamic (Demeter, 2009), selection massale.
    • Vinification: Pressed, settled, ambient yeast fermentation in stainless steel tank, blocked malolactic fermentation, aged for 4 months on the lees in stainless steel, lightly fined and filtered, minimal SO2 added after the primary fermentation (approx. 15 ppm free SO2).