Bourgogne Blanc

Moreau BB

Bourgogne Blanc

$1.00

Country France
Region Burgundy
Producer Bernard Moreau
Size

750mL

Style White
Practices Sustainable
Grapes Chardonnay
Other Features Vegan

Moreau’s Chardonnay vines average 25 years of age and are severely pruned in the Guyot Simple method to prevent excess production. He has two superb parcels of Chardonnay vines with different soils. One is pure, white limestone soil; so pure is the limestone that it is almost clear at the top of its steep slope. This site imparts a distinct minerality. The other parcel has a stony, red clay soil; its south-east exposure and slight slope ensures optimal ripening and gives the wine its structure and body. It is the combination of both origins that makes the Moreau Chardonnay Bourgogne Blanc at once rich, concentrated, fresh and complex.

Moreau ferments in 400 litre oak casks; 10% new, and the balance between 1 to 4 years old. The fermentation period lasts about 2 weeks and is followed by 6 months of maturation in barrel. The lees are not stirred to enhance freshness. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel during the winter, after which the wine is racked for the first time. The young wine is transferred to stainless steel tanks in March to harmonize the cuvée and complete its development on the fine lees. The white is fined with Bentonite clay and then lightly filtered through diatomaceous earth.

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About the Producer

Bernard Moreau is a viticulteur based in the village of Mancey, in the northernmost part of the Macon wine region. He has been in charge of his 8 hectare family domaine since 1982, when he took over from his father. The vineyards are planted with 20% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, and 50% Gamay vines.

Farming practices: sustainable agriculture. Moreau takes great care to ensure that his vines are in excellent health by constantly observing the vegetative cycle and the natural environment. His observations allow him to take the minimal necessary measures for vine treatments. Moreau plants grass between rows and only tills the soil when the grass is overgrown, thereby leaving the soil as undisturbed as possible. He places vine cuttings and straw on the soil as mulch in order to control erosion and avoid compacting the soil with his tractor. These elements also naturally check the growth of grass between the rows and enrich the microbiological vitality of the soil as they decompose.

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