Volnay
1er Cru Mitans
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Vineyard
It is a small terroir with clayey limestone soil, drained because of gravel in depth. Famous as one of the best climats from the village, "Mitans produces fleshy and racy wines, worth keeping. Our supplying comes from two plots of which one of them is more than hundred years old.
Wine-Growing method : Sustainable
Harvest: 100 % manual
Sol : Calcareous clay
Vinification
100% Pinot Noir
At their arrival in our cellar, the grapes are carefully sorted in order to keep only the healthy grapes at an optimal ripeness
100 % destemmed grappes
Finning: no
20 days of fermentation on the skins at cold temperature
16 months (whose 3 months in stainless steel tank) 100 % oak barrels (whose 30% of new oak)
12,5% vol.
Tasting
Tasting note
With a nose of red berries, violette and plune, soft and elegant tannins, les Mitans present a distinguished and feminin wine, largely known in the town of Volnay.
Food pairings
Ideal with red meats cooked in sauce, game animals, eggs called "oeufs en meurette" and most cheeses.
temperature
17-19°C
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