le jeune

Chardonnay

Le Jeune is the first sparkling wine born in Terrabianca Estate. Fresh, armonic, drinkable wine , very easy to appreciate . The second fermentation, with 6 month of aging give at this wine a particoulary freschness, with some scent of grapefruit, especially lime notes. To prepare the basic wine, we use only the grapes that come from the north side of the hill, to preserve the freshness and the scent of the final sparkling wine.

Average age of the vineyards:
20 years.
Growing system:
Guyot.
Position:
calcareus-sable hill.
Exposure:
north.
Altitude:
550 m.a.s.l.
Inclination:
30%.
Vines per hectare:
5700 plants/ha.
Yield per hectare:
90 q.li.
Harvest system:
by hand.
Classification:
Brut.
Vinification system:
soft pressure to enhance the smaller size of the bubbles; First Fermentation in temperature controlled inox tank, at the temperature of 15 °C; Second fermentation in thank close at 14 °C with 6 bar of overpressure, and after a refining for 6 month on the lees.
Matches:
aperitif wine par exellence, but it matches well with entree and first disches.
Service temperature:
8/12° C.

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le jeune