Le Colombier VDF
At a Glance
- Variety: Gamay
- Vine Age: Planted in 1980
- Surface Area: 0.20 ha (0.49 ac)
- Terroir: Vallée du Doux, southeast-facing, 450 m altitude, shallow granitic sand over granite bedrock.
- Viticulture: Purchased grapes
- Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 4-day semi-carbonic maceration, 14-20-day ambient yeast fermentation in 10 hL steel tanks with daily punch-downs, aged for 12 months in used barrels and sandstone eggs, no fining, no filtration, SO2 added after malolactic conversion and before bottling (20-40 ppm total at bottling), bottled and aged for an additional 12 months before release.
Wines
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White
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Red