Name:
Chiroubles
Surface :
15 hectares
Production :
45,000 bottles
Ground :
Coarse-grained land with a few granulite veins
Grape variety:
Black Gamay with white juice
Planting density:
10,000 vines / hectare
Middle age :
48 years old
Yield:
50 hl / hectare
Situation:
Hills of Chiroubles
Exhibition:
South East
Cut :
Short, goblet (traditional size)
Culture mode:
Rational viticulture - Traceability management
Harvests:
Manual harvest
Tanks:
70hl cement vats to refine the plot selection and enhance each batch
Maceration:
8 to 12 days depending on the lot - Traditional vinification in whole bunches
Fermentation temperature:
28 to 30 ° C (controlled temperature)
Breeding :
In old tuns - Malolactic fermentation carried out after the end of alcoholic fermentation - Various rackings
Traffic jam :
At the castle in spring
Weight:
1.30