| Vineyard: | Aux Ormes (Pinot Noir) |
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| Surface area: | 0.1615ha |
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| Growing season: | 2009 |
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| Yield: | 35hl / ha |
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| Viticulture: | Guyot pruning (6 + 2) |
| Hedging by hand at 1.50m |
| Certified organic spray program - no Sulfur |
| Green-harvest early August (~30% removed) |
| Harvest 15th September 2009 |
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| Vinification: | 23.1 Brix. See post-harvest lab analyses here |
| Bunch by bunch sorting on vibrating table |
| 25% whole cluster |
| 4 day pre-fermentation maceration at 15ºC |
| 15 day long fermentation and maceration peaking at 27ºC |
| See also the fermentation chart |
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| Ageing: | 12 months in a three-year-old and a five-year-old barrel, plus a 150 litre stainless steel top-up tank |
| Malolactic fermentation finished December 2009 |
| Racked into tank in October 2010 |
| Bottled December 2nd 2010 with custom-built filler (see here) |
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| Alcohol: | 13.5% |
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| pH: | 3.55 |
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| Total Acidity: | 3.2 g/l H2SO4 |
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| Volatile Acidity: | 0.42 g/l H2SO4 |
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| Total SO2: | 37 mg/l |
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| Total production: | 754 bottles |
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| Tasting notes: |
Coming soon. |
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| Labels: |   |
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