Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravières
At a Glance
- Size: 0.23 ha (0.57 ac)
- Variety: Chardonnay
- Vine Age: Planted in 1980
- Terroir: East-facing, on thin marl soil.
- Viticulture: Sustainable
- Vinification: Crushed, pressed with whole clusters, settled for 10-18 hours, ambient yeast fermentation, aged for 12 months in barrels (new only when it is necessary to replace a barrel), racked into tank to age for another 4-6 months, fined and filtered if needed, bottled with DIAM corks.