• Famille Ogereau

    • Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru La Martinière

    • La Maritinière in autumn

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.87 ha (2.15 ac)
    • Variety: Chenin Blanc
    • Vine Age: Planted in 2001 and 2005
    • Terroir: Lower part of Quarts de Chaume near the river Layon, southwest-facing slope, rocky soil on schist bedrock (Brioverian metagreywacke), only noble rot grapes
    • Viticulture: Organic (Ecocert)
    • Vinification: Whole clusters pressed directly (12 hours), cold settling for at least 48 hours, very slow ambient yeast fermentation (up to 14 months). Aged for 5 months in 300 and 400 L barrels (33% new), no malo, light filtration.

    Additional Info

    The harvest team passes multiple times in the vineyard (three times in 2015 and 2016) in order to pick only botrytized grapes. Average yields are very, very low for this parcel, about 6 hectoliters per hectare.

    The Ogereau family started with this parcel in 2015. They've found that botrytis develops and concentrates earlier in the season in this vineyard, and that the terroir gives a characteristic minerality to the wine with a slight bitterness and acidity on the finish.