Rully Les Saint-Jacques
Chardonnay
80% of the wine is aged and vinified in wood foudres, 20% is aged in barrel
The only intervention during fermentation and aging of wine is the maintaining of temperature between 20 and 22 degrees Celsius. Lees are only stirred in the case of reduction.
Each parcel is pressed separately in a small pneumatic press
The must is put in stainless steel for a 24-36 hour cold-soak, then the wine is transferred to foudre where it stays for fermentation and levage
Raised for 10-12 months depending on the vintage
Vine Age 17 years
Soils: Clay, Limestone, Silt