$2,926.50
Total: $2,926.50
$2,926.50
Total: $2,926.50
2022 La Petite Empreinte Côteaux Bourguignons Mas à Tierra
2 in stock
$107.50
Description
The grapes for the Mas à Tierra Pinot Noir come from Mélissa and Romain’s plot of Pinot Noir, planted in 1990, in the commune of Vincelottes (which is about fifteen kilometres south of the town of Auxerre) in the Yonne department on a hill with a westerly exposure.
The soil is the famous Kimmeridgian limestone which provides the all-important minerals for the vines. Pinot Noir, in particular, loves limestone. The vineyard is currently in conversion to organic.
The whole bunches were macerated for 21 days with one or two punch downs. The 21 days of keeping the skins in contact with the juice ensures that the anthocyanins (which provide the colour) and the tannins (which help preserve the wine) are sufficiently extracted.
After pressing it was aged for 11 months in barrels without racking. No sulphites were added to this wine. This is the lighter of the two wines.
This wine carries the appellation Côteaux Bourguignons which is a reasonably broad appellation covering wines from throughout Burgundy. The appellation ws first proclaimed in 1937 under the name Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire and later Bourgogne Ordinaire.
