To us, Les Empreintes is the quintessence of the Chavot terroir. There is no standard blending, we just strive to bring the best out of each year (currently the 2007 harvest).
Grape-varieties and vineyard:
40%Chardonnay (1/3 of Chardonnay muscaté). Les Chemins d’Epernay. Clay soils with a little silt stratum in surface. Chalky subsoil. Plots planted in 1957.
40% Pinot Noir. Les Rouges Maisons. Soil fairly deep with an important presence of clay, flints and schists. Chalky subsoils. Plots planted in 1983.
20 % Pinot Meunier. Les Monts Bougies. Soft soil with a dominant of silt and marl. Limestone subsoils. Plots planted in 1965.
Vinification :
Natural alcoholic fermentation in barrels from Burgundy (aged of 2 years minimum)
Wine maturation during 6 months with regular stirring of the lees
No malolactic fermentation
Dosage: No dosage.
