Les Crosses

Les Crosses – White

This is the old name of the land registry parcel. The name of a land registry parcel is never innocent. “Les Crosses” (crozier in English) because horsetail is growing on this plot and when it becomes tall, it bends over to look like a bishop’s crozier.

You can download the specification sheet in PDF.

Parcel

Located in Volvic. Soil : feldspthic sand.

Grape variety

Chardonnay.

Age of the vines

15 years old.

Altitude

420 m.

Orientation

South.

Grape harvest

Hand harvested grapes in 18kg crates.

Yield

45 hl/ha.

Winemaking

Direct pressing, settling, fermentation and ageing in stainless steel tanks. No added chemical inputs.

Wine maturation

Stainless steel tank for 6 months.

Bottling

No filtration and no added sulfites.

Serving

at 10°C.

Container

75 cl et magnum bottles.