• David & Charlotte Beck

    • HuesWii Chardonnay

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Chardonnay
    • Size: 0.30 ha (0.74 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in 2019
    • Terroir: From the Steingrube vineyard in the village of Jechtingen, 221 m elevation, west-facing, yellow silty-loess.
    • Viticulture: Organic (Bioland), biodynamic (not certified), no tilling since 2019.
    • Vinification: Fermented and aged without SO2 (except in challenging vintages), crushed by foot, short maceration, pressed for 12 hours with a basket press, ambient yeast fermentation and aging for 20 months in 228 L used French barrels, full malolactic conversion, no racking, no fining, no filtration, minimal SO2 addition (10-20 ppm) before bottling when necessary.

    Additional Info

    "Soil: Loess, a homogeneous, fine-grained sediment consisting mainly of silt and to a lesser extent clay and fine sand. It is yellowish in color and contains a lot of carbonates."