This Morgon “Vielles Vignes” cuvee comes from two plots, one of 150-year-old gamay (pre-phylloxera) yielding about 10HL/ha and a second 80-year-old parcel.
Anthony Thévenet Morgon "Vieilles Vignes"
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Specifications
| Winery | Anthony Thévenet |
|---|---|
| Varieties | Gamay |
| Farming Practices | practicing organic / pesticide and herbicide free |
| Soils | sandy soils with schist and blue granite |
| Hectares/Acres | 1.0 ha. / 25 hL. per ha. |
| Harvest Technique | by hand |
| Year Vines Were Planted | 1865-1935 |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | 10-25 days of carbonic maceration depending on vintage / vinifies in old wood and concrete tanks / all gravity fed / absolutely no corrections or pumps |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | finishes in concrete tank |
| Maturation | 8 months in concrete tank |
| Sulfur | 1.5 mg/L added before bottling |
| Filter | no |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 14% |
| Item No | FRBB201 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Sub-region | Morgon |
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