L’Absurde – Blanc de Noirs
At a Glance
- Variety: Pinot Noir
- Size: Selection of 0.02 ha (0.05 ac)
- Vine Age: Planted in 1968
- Terroir: Clay-limestone with white marl, southwest-facing
- Viticulture: Organic (AB, 2023, Cordon de Royat pruning.
- Vinification: Pressed with whole clusters, cold settled for 48 hours, ambient yeast fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks, transferred to 228 and 400 L barrels by gravity after 1/3rd of the fermentation is complete, aged for 10-12 months on the lees with occasional batonnages, malolactic conversion stopped 2/3rds through to preserve acidity, SO2 added after malolactic conversion and adjusted before bottling (~50 ppm total), filtered.
Wines
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White
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Red