3e Fleuve 2024
Bourgogne - Beaujolais - Saint-Véran
 
                            Dégustation
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Oeil :
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        bright, light golden hue.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Nez :
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        exotic and floral notes (white flowers) with lovely minerality.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Bouche :
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        elegant and soft, underpinned by lovely freshness which, combined with the wine’s acidity and minerality, creates a very fine expression and nice balance.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                Les conseils du Sommelier : cannelloni stuffed with the tenderest meat from Bresse poultry and finely-chopped mushrooms.
poultry and finely-chopped mushrooms.
                                            
                                                                                    
                                        
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Cépage(s) :
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                100% Chardonnay.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Vendanges :
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                By hand.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Sol :
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Mainly from the “A La Côte” lieu-dit in the commune de Chasselas. The soil is a shallow clay-limestone on a gentle south-facing slope, lying at altitude (450 m). The vines are over 30 years old.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Vinification :
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                After a light settling, fermentation takes place with native yeasts. The must goes into barrel during its alcoholic fermentation. Fermentation continues with the temperature maintained at around 20°C. The wine is then allowed to complete its malolactic fermentation.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Elevage :
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                30% in 228l and 400l barrels (of which 25% are new oak), 70% in stainless steel vats, for 7 months.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Degré d’alcool :
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                13
                                                            
                                                        
                                                     
                     
                         
                 
                 
                 
                