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Terre de L'Elu

Grolleau 'Marco Polo' 2023

$24.00

Grolleau 'Marco Polo' 2023

Terre de L'Elu

Grolleau 'Marco Polo' 2023

$24.00

Region: Loire Valley – Anjou

Appellation: Vin de France

Grapes: 100% Grolleau Noir

Average Vine Age: 45 years-old

Altitude: 230 feet (70m)

Soils/Terroir: From an east exposed parcel on the west side of the L’Aiglerie vineyard. The soil is limestone mixed with stones of cinerite (sedimentary stone composed of volcanic ash).

Farming: Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 30 hl/ha

Winemaking: 6-day whole cluster maceration in stainless-steel tanks. On the 7th day the grapes were pressed and transferred back to stainless-steel tanks to complete fermentation. Only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts were used for the fermentation. After the completion of malolactic fermentation, the juice was transferred to neutral 40hl wood tanks for ageing.

Maturation: Aged for 4 months in neutral 40hl wood tanks. 1 month prior to bottling a low dose of sulphur was added. Bottled without fining or filtration.

pH: 3.5

Total SO2: 22ppm

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