2024 Louis Billard Les Castets, Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, France Grand Mayan organic matter

organic matter

Cooling / settling: Cold settled off dirt and heavy solids for 3 days

Low yields of just 4000 kg per hectare

the grapes had about three weeks worth of skin contact before going into barrel

From the Lost Slough Vineyard

2024 Louis Billard Les Castets, Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, France Grand Mayan organic matterOff a steep, stony, southeast facing slope of very thin limestone soils, the fruit is whole cluster pressed and settled cool, then native fermented ~45 days at 1518 C and aged 12 months in barrel (25% new) plus 4 months in stainless; it finishes full malo, sees a very slow lenticular filtration, and is bottled at ~20 mg L free SO, with ~1,500 bottles made