VARIETAL100% Chardonnay.
TASTING NOTESColour: Pale gold in colour.
Nose: An intense, powerful bouquet showing peaches and bergamote aromas with grilled almonds notes.
Palate: In the mouth, the wine is ample and powerful, with notes of dried fruits, spices and citrus.
Food and wine pairing
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGPerfect with hot oysters, fish in sauce, but also white meats (veal, poultry). Sushi goes perfectly with its minerality. Goat cheeses, Blues and Comté.
SERVING SUGGESTIONSServe ideally at around 14°C / 57°F.
AGEING POTENTIALAlready very pleasant, it will express its full potential up to 4 to 6 years after its vintage.
ORIGINThe 27 hectares of Vaucoupin’s vines are located on the right bank of the Serein river in the commune of Chichée.
As for the history, the name Vaucoupin could refer to the structure of the vineyard itself. It could mean that the valley used to covered with woods that were cut at a time or shared between several different owners. It might also refer a former owner, named Coupin.
Our cuvée comes from grapes harvested on very old vines with roots burrowing deeply into the stony, clay and limestone soils.
VINIFICATION AND MATURINGThe grapes were brought in as musts and underwent a slow pneumatic pressing followed by a very cold static settling before alcoholic fermentation, which lasted 10 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks (18 to 20°C).
After 3 days, 15% of the juice was racked into barrels. Aged for 18 months on its lees, with frequent pumping over. 100% malolactic fermentation. Light filtration before bottling.
