Hautes Côtes de Beaune Blanc Les Chagnots “18 Lunes”
At a Glance
- Size: 0.17 ha (0.42 ac)
- Variety: Chardonnay
- Vine Age: Planted in 1992
- Terroir: Lieu-dit les Chagnots, well-exposed, with homogenous, 30-50cm deep topsoil
- Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
- Vinification: No mechanical pumping, gentle pressing, light decanting, alcoholic fermentation in barrel (20-30% new oak). Aged for 12 months on lees, racking, further 6 months aging. Minimal sulfur additions.
Additional Info
The "18 Lunes" on the label is a reference to the 18 months (18 moons) that the wine spends aging in barrel.
"Chagnots," the name of this parcel, comes from the gaulois word "cassano," meaning small oak. The parcel is located below the Champs-Perdrix, on a steeper slope. The vineyard density is 9,000 vines per hectare and the rootstock used is 41B. Yields are limited by short pruning and elimination of buds in the spring, green harvest when absolutely necessary. The soil is plowed 2-5 times each year, depending on the vintage.