Domaine Henri Delagrange, Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2022 Chablis Mechanical leaf-thinning and green harvesting

Mechanical leaf-thinning and green harvesting

The plots are mainly distributed along the North-South axis of the appellation

Light bodied

Pale yellow color

Castiglione Falletto is an excellent middle ground between the two styles

Domaine Henri Delagrange, Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2022 Chablis Mechanical leaf-thinning and green harvesting100% Pinot Noir from 1. 8 hectares, 55 years old plot. Density: 10,000 vines per hectare. Soil: A succession of limestone with ferruginous oolites. Manual harvest. Alcoholic fermentation 18 days in open, temperature controlled, stainless steel vats; very little punching down and some pumping over. Ageing 12 months in barrels (15% new barrels), then the whole cuve is returned to stainless steel vats for another 4 months. Only 12,000 bottles produced.