• Plaisance-Penavayre

    • Bouysselet VDF

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Bouysselet
    • Surface Area: 1.10 ha (2.72 ac)
    • Vine Age: 0.50 ha planted in 2017 and 0.60 ha planted in 2019
    • Terroir: Clay-limestone soil with rounded gravels and cobbles from the alluvial deposits of the Tarn river. 220m altitude.
    • Viticulture: Organic (AB, 2011), biodynamic practices, cover crops, minimal copper with the use of plants and essential oils, plantation density of 5,000 vines per ha.
    • Vinification: De-stemmed, pressed, ambient yeast fermentation and malolactic fermentation in sandstone amphora and stainless steel vats, aged for 10 months on the lees in amphora and 500L barrels.

    Additional Info

    Bouysselet is a local white variety that was rediscovered by Château La Colombière only a few years ago on a small patch of pre-phylloxera vines. Its parents are Savagnin (Jura) and Plant de Cauzette (Béarn).