
Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
03 - 05 years

- Hectares: 50
General Charrette spent many years in the area, staying in the windmill on the banks of the Boulogne river, below the castle, trying to escape the republican troops who were hot on his heels. Read more


Name | Chateau La Forchetiere Muscadet Cotes de GrandLieu Sur Lie 2023 |
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Type | White green still |
Denomination | Côtes de Grand Lieu sur Lie AOC |
Vintage | 2023 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 11.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Melon de Bourgogne |
Country | France |
Region | Loire |
Vendor | La Forchetiere |
Soil composition | Clay – schist. |
Fermentation temperature | 15 - 17 °C |
Wine making | Traditional method, when ripe, the grapes are protected from oxidation. Moderate pressing. Strong decantation and cold stall on the deposit of the fine must (to extract the precursor aromas). Cold fermentation (15 - 17 °C). |
Aging | on the lees (without racking at the end of the alcoholic fermentation). The lees are regularly suspended (traditional practice of traditional Burgundy, called "remixing of the lees"). This technique helps to intensify the autolysis of the yeasts, as the lees "feed" the wine. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |