Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos de Mauny 2023 Domaine de la Taille aux Loires

Cultivation

Age: 30-50 years
The clayey sand contains a lot of silex (flint), and underneath that is a clay layer.
This is followed by a limestone bedrock.
A 12-hectare monopole surrounded by centuries-old stone walls.
A beautiful south-facing slope towards the Cher River, a tributary of the Loire River.
Cultivated field. Short-shoot pruning with 6-8 buds and a maximum of 4 short shoots per plant.
It is organically grown but not certified.

brewing

Harvested by hand and sorted on a sorting table.
Only grapes harvested from old vines within the clos are used, and those harvested from the center during the second harvest are used.
Harvested grapes are transported in flat boxes.
In addition, some grapes are harvested 10 to 12 days before the harvest,
It is used to brew another cuvée, "Les Dix Arpents."
Yield: Approximately 25hL/ha
Vinification: Pressed using a pneumatic press. 30 hours of resting and débourbage (coarse racking).
The wine is transferred by gravity to barrels and fermented very slowly and spontaneously (without yeast or sugar addition) for over six months.
Aging barrel composition: 1/4 new barrels, 1/4 once-used barrels, 1/4 twice-used barrels, 1/4 three times-used barrels.
Aged for one year on the lees, then bottled the following autumn.