2019 Caze-Thibaut 'Mont Bernard', Champagne, France Shelter 55% harvest 2020

55% harvest 2020

blended and aged in stainless steel

Varieties: Chenin

concrete or fiberglass tanks before racking and aging in old oak

Arriving mid-April

2019 Caze-Thibaut 'Mont Bernard', Champagne, France Shelter 55% harvest 2020All Chadonnay from 3 parcels in Reuil on right river of Valle de la Marne. Grapes are picked by hand when fully ripe and are then pressed slowly and gently. All juice is moved by gravity into steel tank. Once each parcel is pressed, the juice is transferred from tank into 228, 350, and 330L barrels for a long, cold, and slow native yeast fermentation. 100% malolactic fermentation, unfined and unfiltered. Time on yeast 66 months; Dosage 2. 2 g L;