Blanc de Blancs

VSQ Classic Method

VSQ Classic Method
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100% Chardonnay

Blanc de Blancs

from Chardonnay grapes

Woodland wine, citrus, wet stones and savoriness

VIgna

Forest

variety

100% Chardonnay

First vintage produced

1989

vineyard area

1.15 hectares

exposure

East/Northeast

ALTITUDE

180 - 220 a.s.l.

slope

15% to 40%

year of planting

2000

plants per hectare

5500

YIELD PER HECTARE

85 q

TYPE OF TERRAIN

Limestone marl and chalky substrate

Pruning

Simple Guyot

grape harvest

Manual in cassette

fermentation

Soft pressing, "cuvèe" and "taille" vinified separately at 18°.

WINEMAKING

Traditional in tub

REFINING

36 months on the lees

Alcohol content

12.5% vol.

serving temperature

8°-10°

color

Intense and brilliant yellow. Dense and graceful perlage

Olfaction

Complex and fragrant bouquet, with citrus (chinotto peel) and pastry notes (powdered sugar, hazelnut butter) and ripe notes of toast

palate

Lively but subtle effervescence, taut and vibrant acidity, juicy yellow fruit flesh, good persistence with returns of candied peach and roasted hazelnuts

PAIRINGS

Mollusks and sweet-fleshed crustaceans (scallops, langoustine, spider crab), red-fleshed fish, fried or baked, hors d'œuvre and pasta dishes with seasonal vegetables, spaghetti with bottarga.