• Olivier Merlin
  • Saint-Véran Cuvée Le Grand Bussière

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.80 ha (1.98 ac)
    • Variety: Chardonnay
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1959
    • Terroir: South-facing slope at 5% grade, 220-meters elevation, clay-limestone soil (Secondary Bathonian, Bajocian)
    • Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
    • Vinification: Whole-cluster pressing, light settling, alcoholic fermentation, 100% malolactic. Aged for 18 months in barrel (20% new oak).

    Additional Info

    The vineyard is planted with a density of 8,000 vines per hectare. Soils are plowed regularly. Harvest is by hand with an average yield of 50 hL per hectare.