Viticulture >
Bougros sits on a very steep slope, with a gradient of more than 30%, facing due south at the foot of the hill. The shallow soil, a mixture of clay and gravel, prevents excessive yields resulting in complex, robust wines.
Winemaking >
• HARVEST: Manual
• VINIFICATION: Use of the principle of gravity so as to avoid all pumping, which could harm the quality of the
wine. Brief (1½ - 2 hours) pneumatic pressing to obtain a gentle separation of the solid and liquid parts of the
grape. Very light static settling of the juice to preserve enough fine lees so that the alcoholic and malolactic
fermentations can occur naturally. The must is run into French oak barrels (aged of 6 years in average) for 50 to
60% of the harvest. The remainder is vinified in small stainless steel vats.
• MATURING: 14 to 15 months, of which 5 to 6 months on fine lees in French oak barrels, for 50 to 60% of the
harvest. The end of maturation occurs in small stainless steel vats.
Chardonnay
13
FRANCE
6
Cork
William Fevre
HVE 
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