L Antagoniste Chardonnay
MINNERVOIS, FRANCE

IN THE VINEYARD:

APPELLATION: Minnervois

VARIETALS: Chardonnay 100%

FARMING: Dry farmed; rows grassed over. No chemicals used (pesticides, fertilizers, additives, etc).

PLOUGHING: The soil cover is maintained. Annual ploughing.

SOILS: Mixed, rocky.

WEATHER: Continental. Long, dry, maturation period with large fluctuations between day and night temperatures; microclimate leads to fresh, elegant and highly aromatic grapes

VINES: 30 year old vines. Traditional Trellis.

HARVEST: Entirely made by hand in small crates on the 2nd half of September and early October. Only golden color fully ripe grapes are harvested.

IN THE CELLAR:

FERMENTATION: Traditional

TREATMENTS: No chaptalization and acidification at all. The idea is to stay natural as much as possible.

MALOLACTIC: Spontaneous, if any.

LEES: 5 Months lees contact

STYLE: Dry

FINING/ FILTRATION: The wine is allowed to settle naturally by gravity. Very light fining & filtration.

PHILOSOPHY: 100% Grapes and nothing else!

TASTING NOTES: Gold straw color in the glass with floral and mineral notes.