Description
The Arbois Ammonite from Domaine de la Touraize is a cuvée made from 0.80 hectares of Chardonnay grapes, vinified using the ouillé method. Fermented and aged in large oak casks for two years. Ideal with scallops, creamy poultry dishes, forest-style quiche and smoked fish.
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Appellation: AOP Arbois
Terroir: Rich gravel on marl. South-west facing, on hillsides. Altitude: 350m
Area: 0.80 ha – Localities: Curoulet, La Platière – Vine age: 30 and 50 years
Cultivation method: ‘Guyot’ pruning. Trellised in an arched pattern. Application of organic matter in late winter. Debudding followed by re-training. Vine treatments are exclusively based on copper, herbal infusions and sulphur, with no pesticides. Our land is ploughed several times during the season between the rows and ‘under the row’. Application of horn manure (500p) and silica (501) to naturally strengthen the plant. No chemical weed control. Harvesting is done by hand. The grapes are harvested in 300 kg crates.
Yield: 50 hl/ha
Vinification: Pneumatic pressing of whole bunches – static settling by gravity. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation using the grapes’ indigenous yeasts – alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation in casks (20 hl). No additives.
Ageing: 24 months on fine lees in casks. Topping up every week.
What to eat with an Arbois Chardonnay Ammonite from Domaine de la Touraize?
- Scallops
- creamy poultry dishes
- Forest-style pie
- smoked fish.
