2015 VDF Cogneterra Gwenn - Amphora
2015 VDF Cogneterra Gwenn - Amphora
100% Melon de Bourgogne. Maceration of 5-6 weeks. Aged 12 months in 500-year old Tuscan amphora.
Cuvée: Cogneterra Gwenn
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grape Varieties: Melon de Bourgogne
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2015
Winemaking: Hand-harvested. Wild yeast. Pneumatic whole-cluster pressing. The juice is put in amphora with the addition 1/10 of the volume of whole berries. Maceration of 5-6 weeks. Aged 12 months in 500-year old Tuscan amphora. They wanted to be as close to the earth as possible in vinification; the use of amphora is key.
Sulfur: None added
Soil: A rich soil made of eruptive and metamorphic rocks, over a layer of sand, pebbles and clay, on top of granite and gabbro
Yield: 35hl/ha
Seventh-generation farmers Vincent and Stephane farm around 25 hectares, in and around the medieval ‘Cru’ village of Clisson. Organic conversion began in 2009. They make bright and pretty wines, with a salty vein running throughout. They have recently started experimenting with a few Tuscan amphora and gentle macerations.