Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrieres

Style

White

Type

Still

Winemaker

Philippe and Christophe Jomain

Appellation

Côte de Beaune

Varieties

Chardonnay

Viticulture

1.55 acres (planted in 1976). All vineyards sustainably farmed (lutte raisonnée). Manual harvest using small bins with strict selection in vineyard. 40 hectoliters/hectare yields on average for Puligny-Montrachet 1er Crus.

Farming

Sustainable

Terroir

Various types and depths of limestone interbedded with marl (Marl loosely defined as calcium carbonate containing variable amounts of clay).

Vineyard

The Puligny-Montrachet vineyard runs on a gentle slope facing east. Altitude 230 and 390 meters.

Vinification

Pneumatic press. Wines then moved to individually determined combination of new, second and third-year barrels. Never more than 25% new oak. Extensive bâtonnage of lees during period of malolactic to enhance texture and reduce use of SO2. Racked, fined and returned to barrel in Spring after harvest and bottled with minimal or no filtration in September.

Features

Bottle, Cork

Available Sizes (L)

0.750

Distribution Area

Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Offerings from Domaine Jomain

Batard Montrachet Grand Cru

White

Bourgogne Chardonnay

White