| Vineyard: | Au Pelson (Pinot Noir) |
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| Growing season: | 2006 |
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| Yield: | 32hl / ha |
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| Viticulture: | Guyot pruning (6 + 2) |
| Hedging at 1.50m |
| Certified organic spray program |
| Green-harvest early August (~40% removed) |
| Harvest 26th September 2006 |
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| Vinification: | 12.5% potential alcohol. No chaptalisation |
| Bunch by bunch sorting on vibrating table |
| 3-day pre-fermentation maceration at 15ºC |
| 15 day long fermentation and maceration peaking at 34ºC |
| Primarily pump-overs for extraction before very few punch-downs at the end of fermentation |
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| Ageing: | 2 new barrels (Francois Frères and Gauthier), 4 one-year-old barrels and 1 three-year-old barrel |
| Malolactic fermentation finished in February 2007 |
| Bottled December 21st 2007 without fining or filtration |
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| Alcohol: | 12.5% |
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| pH: | 3.24 |
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| Volatile Acidity: | 0.42g/l |
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| CO2: | 450mg/l |
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| Total production: | 2226 bottles |
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| Labels: |   |
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