Bruno Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Maltroie Blanc, Burgundy
Bruno Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Maltroie Blanc, Burgundy
An introduction to Bruno Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Maltroie Blanc, Burgundy
La Maltroie is a Premier Cru vineyard in the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation in Burgundy. This gently sloping, east-facing vineyard produces red wines from Pinot Noir and white wines from Chardonnay, with two parcels therein known as Ez Crets and Les Places, with a clay-limestone soil profile. Domaine Bruno Colin Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroie, Blanc, is grown on Ez Crets within the La Maltroie vineyard. The vines here were planted in 1952, 1960, and 1989. The Domaine practices sustainable cultivation methods, with procedures in the vineyards dictated by seasonal and climatic conditions, with pruning, debudding and other processes varying from year to year, adapting to the unique facets of each vintage.
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Understanding Bruno Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, La Maltroie Blanc, Burgundy
Produced of 100% Chardonnay, the Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroie of Domaine Bruno Colin is a delicate, precise and well-structured wine. Following manual harvest and selective sorting in the vineyards, the grapes are processed using a pneumatic press. The wine undergoes barrel fermentation on fine lees in 20% to 25% new oak. The wine is aged in oak for 12 months before being racked and transferred to stainless steel vats for 3 to 6 months. The result is a robust and opulent wine. It is rich and concentrated with notes of spice, candied citrus, stone fruits, toasted almonds.