Quintessence
At a Glance
- Variety: Chasselas
- Vine Age: Planted in the 1990s
- Terroir: West-facing, silt with glacial moraines and molasses.
- Viticulture: Organic (Ecocert), biodynamic methods
- Vinification: Picked in two passes, gently pressed, ambient yeast fermentation (16°C) and aging for 7-8 months in fiber tanks and demi-muids, lightly filtered (white earth), no SO2 added until bottling (30 ppm total SO2 maximum).