2006 Bourgogne-Passetoutgrains

Vineyards:Au Pelson (Gamay)
Corvée Creunille (Pinot Noir)
En Bollery (Pinot Noir)
Growing season:2006
Yield:30hl / ha
Viticulture:Guyot pruning (6 + 2) for Gamay
Spur pruning (5 x 1-bud) for Pinot
Hedging at 1.50m
Certified organic spray program
Green-harvest early August (~40% removed)
Harvest 28th September 2006
Vinification:12.5% potential alcohol. No chaptalisation
Bunch by bunch sorting on vibrating table
3-day pre-fermentation maceration at 15ºC
16 day long fermentation and maceration peaking at 33ºC
Primarily pump-overs for extraction before very few punch-downs at the end of fermentation
Ageing:1 new barrel (Damy) the remainder in one and two-year-old barrels
Malolactic fermentation finishing in February 2007
Bottled December 24th 2007 without fining or filtration
Alcohol:12.4%
pH:3.21
Volatile Acidity:0.46g/l
CO2:580mg/l
Total production:2544 bottles
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