Le Blanc du Tremble Coteaux Champenois 2016

Marie Courtin Vintage 2016 Bottle Sizes 750ml Country France Region Champagne Appellation Coteaux Champenois Wine Type Still - White Varietals 100% Pinot Noir Farming Biodynamic Vineyard A single parcel in Polisot named Le Tremble. The 50 year old vines are facing east facing and planted by massale selection. Vines are approximately 40 years old. Soil Kimmeridgian Limestone. Viticulture Dominique Moreau and her children farm their vines biodynamically. Vines are planted at a density of 8,000 plants per hectare. The one parcel is broken up into four parts depending on rootstock and vine age. All vineyard work is done by hand. Pruning does not begin until the Spring. Only copper is used in the vineyard. Vinification Grapes are lightly pressed and native yeast fermentation occurs in two 5hl amphoras, one in clay and one in sandstone. Malolactic fermentation completes naturally. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Aging Aged for 11 months in amphoras. Production 1,200 bottles produced. Back to Current Releases