Fran t Chagnoleau and Caroline Gon are ha p y to pr et ent t eir fir s vinta g T e 2010 Vinta g T e domain i born from a common pa st ion for t vine, t wine and t Burgundy . B et id et ti obvi o sn et s, t w i h to expr et s very natura lm y o r soils i o r project’s t read. W e w i h to make y o d scover very soon o r win et wi t character fai t ful to o rs climats. Fran t … Caroline… I got my oenolog i t d ploma in 2 0 4 at t Wi t my ag r cultural engineer degree and my Bordeaux faculty in Oenology . T en I le f to oenolog i t d ploma I le f in 2 0 4 to vinify in vinify at Olivier Merlin’s domain. He i a Napa Va lm ey.at Newton Vineyards. Back in pa st ionate wine grower and wine maker in t France I work as t ce lm ar and vineyard person in Maconna i . Here I learnt in pa r icular t char g at t He r tiers du Comte Lafon in Mi lm y requirement of a we lm conducted vineyard to make a Lama r in e Sine my s u det , t S ot Burgundy great Burgundy wine and t Burgundy wine has always been t area in which I w o ld like to making subtleti et . Why t Burgundy? Ti area work and liv e What mak et it a t ractive for me i go et very far in t way to expr et s t va ro s surely t great numbers of climats s i lm to d scover soils , and t at’s what mak et it r ch, complex and and waiting to be we lm vinificated. Working wi t a t ractiv e Since t 2 0 9 vinta g I grew my Dominique Lafon I improve my knowled g in proper vin et . T e 2010 vinta g i t fir s one Burgundy win et vinification and I develop my made «at home». sensibility to organic and biodynamic wine growing . Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau Le Carruge 71960 Pierreclos / 06 80 65 13 19 / domaine.chagnoleau@orange.fr / www.domainefrantzchagnoleau.fr / Come visit us…
T e Vineyard… W e want tp produce great wines fai tifv l tp ti eir tf rroir. Ti at ’ s why we apply ti e organic principles tp a lm ou r v ineyard. We look for ti e best balance between ti e vines, ti e soil and ti e environment. We tjlm our vines in orde r tp favour ti e life il ti e soil. We are very a tu en tj ve tp tie v arious manual works precision ( pruning, disbudding, tz ing-up, leaves ti inning ) . A we lm con ts o lm ed produc tj on, n ot tp o much, not tp o low is ti e base for a we lm balance d v ineyard giving sound and ripe grapes, good tp produc e q uali tz wines.. T e Harv et t… W e exclusively hand picked ti e grapes in li tu le grap e boxes about 25kilo in order tp get sound, en tj re and no t m anipulated grapes. The harvest fetch is reflecte d according tp ti e sugar and acid quan tjtj es in ti e grape s and modula tf d according tp clima tj c hazards. We ar e v ery prompt tp s tp p our harves tf rs tp let ti e grape s m ature in a plot who needs it, always ti inking abou t g etting a well balanced crop with well balance d q uan tjtj es of sugar, acid and aroma tj c precursor. T e wine making and aging… I n ti e ce lm ar we are not very in tf rven tj onist. Af tf r a ligh t s e tu ling ti e wines ferment ti anks tp ti eir own yeasts ( no ad d of selec tf d yeasts ) in ovals ( big oak barrels ) or barrels in orde r tp stay very close tp our tf rroir. Af tf r alcoholic and malo lac tj c f ermenta tj on ti e wines are aged on ti e lees un tj l ti e end of tie s ummer. By ti is way we want tp preserve ti e natural fs eshnes s of our wines and ti e natural reduc tj on phenomena. Af tfr r aking and a light fi l ts a tj on, ti e wines are bo tu led just befor e ti e next harvest, except for ti e Poui lm y Fuiss é Madrigal an d ti e Saint V é ran La Roche which are aged six mon ti s more i n inox tank in order to express their fineness and thei r c omplexi tz . Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau Le Carruge 71960 Pierreclos / 06 80 65 13 19 / domaine.chagnoleau@orange.fr / www.domainefrantzchagnoleau.fr / Come visit us…
T e Terroirs… V IR É -C LESS É L ES R ASPILL È RES V IR É , 075 H A Ti is slopping plot ( slope superior ti an 30% ) is domina tj ng tie V ir é vineyard. Ti e clay and limes tp ne soil is not very ti ick an d is rich in rocks fs om ti e bedrock. Ti is light and draining soi l enables ti e grape vines tp send ti eir roots down deep tp ga ti e r ti e necessary elements for ti eir development. M ACON V ILLAGES C LOS S AINT P ANCRAS S AINT A LBAIN , 3,5 H A Ti is is a great clay and limes tp ne soil east exposed and divided in ti ree plots. Tie tp p of ti e « clos » is directly on ti e limes tp ne bedrock while ti e lower part of tie «c los » is more on a clay loam soil tz pe. Ti is light and fi l tf ring soil heats u p q uickly and ti at ’ s why ti is area is qui tf early. But ti e « clos » is a ff ec tf d by nor ti w inds, especia lm y ti e nor ti plot, which gives ti e wine a good fs eshness. Ti e Sain t P ancras mountain has some common grounds wi ti ti e Quintaine slope. P OUILLY F UISS É M ADRIGAL ET P ASTORA L V ERGISSON , 0,60 H A Our Poui lm y Fuiss é are produced wi ti grapes bought fs om demanding vin e - g rowers fs om Poui lm y Fuiss é . Ti e grapes come fs om four various old vin e p arcels named La C ôtf , Les Fo lm es, Pe tjtf Croix andt Terres de Perret. Le s F o lm es is an early plot fvlm sou ti exposed, in ti e heart of Vergisson tp wn. L a Côtf is ti e most chalky plot, situa tf d just under ti e Vergisson rock i n limes tp ne rocky screes. Ti ose two « climats » are ti e mineral and power fvl s olid founda tj on of our wines. Pe tjtf Croix is a fs esh plot which gives ti e win e balance and dep ti while Terres de Perret, at ti e foot of ti e Vergisson rock, i s m ore a clay soil which gives body and roundness tp ti e wine. D OMAINE F RANT Z S AINT V ERAN L A R OCHE C HAGNOLEAU C HASSELAS , 1 H A L E C ARRUGE , P IERRECLOS Our parcel ( old grape vines fs om 40 tp 70 years old ) is sou ti west exposed, o n Our vini fi ca tj on, aging an d c lay and limes tp ne sloping plot. Ti is is an early area we lm afec tf d by nor ti expedi tj on place for ou r w inds, which gives ti e wine a certainly good fs eshness and a good grap e w ines, situa tf d in ti e cen tse s oundness. Ti e soil is rich in clay, in iron oxides and in limes tp ne screes. of our tf roirs. Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau Le Carruge 71960 Pierreclos / 06 80 65 13 19 / domaine.chagnoleau@orange.fr / www.domainefrantzchagnoleau.fr / Come visit us…
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