Premier Cru Les Lys Domaine
The vintage
After a relatively mild and very dry winter, the vine began to bud in the last week of March. Fortunately, at the end of March, just before the first frosts, the vintage showed a few days' delay compared to the average of the past 20 years. Despite the frost and cold, we observe a good emergence of clusters. Flowering took place at the end of May under excellent conditions, with little shatter or millerandage. The vine caught up and now shows a 10-day advance. August 31 marks the beginning of the harvest with all the teams. The sanitary condition is perfect, the skins are thick, and the grapes are pulpy with a good juice yield.
Location
An appellation of 12 hectares on the left bank of the Serein. A climat of the Premier Cru Vaillons, Les Lys is the historical Premier Cru of the estate, having belonged to royalty. Located on clayey soils, its atypical orientation produces wines of great finesse.
Terroir
Clayey slope over a subsoil of Kimmeridgian age, consisting of marl and clay-limestone rich in minerals. The 0.99-hectare plot is oriented east.
Winemaking
Application of the principle of gravity to avoid any pumping, which could alter the quality of the wine. Short-duration pneumatic pressing (1h30 to 2h00) for a delicate separation between the solid and liquid parts of the grapes. Very light static settling to retain enough fine lees for the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations to occur naturally. The vinifications are carried out in stainless steel vats. Aging lasts 18 months, including 5 to 6 months on fine lees in French oak barrels for 30% of the blend. The aging process finishes in small stainless steel tanks.
Tasting
Very fine bouquet blending notes of fruit and flowers, enhanced by mineral touches.
Refined palate of great purity.
Grapes
Chardonnay
: 100 %