Marchand-Tawse’s Bourgogne Vigne Blanche comes from 50-year-old Pinot Noir vines. The vineyard’s limestone-rich upper slope gives way to deeper clay soils lower down. The grape...
Marchand-Tawse’s Bourgogne Vigne Blanche comes from 50-year-old Pinot Noir vines. The vineyard’s limestone-rich upper slope gives way to deeper clay soils lower down. The grapes are fully destemmed and spend 15 days in vat, beginning with a short cold soak. Daily punch-downs early in fermentation give way to pump-overs for gentle extraction, and the grapes are then pressed in a vertical press. The wine matures for 12 months with 10% new French oak, is racked once during aging, and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
