Domaine Grosbot-Barbara Saint-Pourçain "Les Maltotes" dry white 2023

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Domaine Grosbot-Barbara Saint-Pourçain "Les Maltôtes" dry white 2023

Technical sheet written by the domaine

Coming from a vineyard of the same cadastral name located in Montord (1.02 ha), this dry white wine is vinified in barrels, followed by a minimum aging of 15 months.

This cuvée comes from a "participatory" vineyard: The members of a class from the Engineering School of the Prefecture of Paris (hence the acronym IPP and the Eiffel Tower) have never lost touch after their studies. They are all retired and meet 3 to 4 times a year at the domaine to carry out seasonal work. For each vintage, one of the "Maltôtai(s)e" creates the label with the obligation to include the Eiffel Tower and "IPP13" :-)

Historically, the maltôte was a food tax levied under Philippe Le Bel in 1292 to finance the war against the English in Flanders.


Grape(s): 50% Chardonnay and 50% Tressallier

Terroir: clay-limestone

Vinification:

Low-pressure pressing to obtain quality juices.
Static cold settling for 15 hours at 7° and gravity filling.
Alcoholic fermentation and aging in barrel (from the Forêt de Tronçais, Northwest of Allier) for 15 months (medium-long toasting).

Tasting: The Tressallier, a typically local grape variety, brings the wine freshness and vibrancy. The Chardonnay adds roundness and fullness on the palate with a beautiful aromatic persistence in a lovely duality. Not fined, not filtered.
Do not serve below 12°C, a food wine for raw or cooked shellfish and fish.

Also visit the Domaine des Bérioles in Saint-Pourçain !