Bernard Moreau Bourgogne Blanc

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.