• Bret Brothers & La Soufrandière

    • Mâcon-Vinzelles Le Clos de Grand-Père (S)

    At a Glance

    • Size: 1.1 ha (2.7 ac)
    • Variety: Chardonnay
    • Vine Age: Planted from the early 1900s to the 1980s
    • Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert) and biodynamic (Demeter, 2006)
    • Terroir: Bajocian clay-limestone soil (Jurassic), bottom of the slope.
    • Vinification: Pressed with whole clusters, ambient yeast fermentation. Aged for 11 months 90% in tank and 10% in 228L used oak barrels.

    Additional Info

    This parcel was purchased by the brothers' maternal grandfather, hence, the name Le Clos de Grand-Père, translating to Grandfather's enclosed vineyard. Located on a hard-limestone terrace, which is believed to be an old Roman path, at the bottom of the slope in Pouilly-Vinzelles