RULLY ROUGE

Color: Nice ruby red.

Nose: Pleasant notes of red berries, such as raspberry.

Palate: A harmonious and seductive wine with an attack marked by the red fruits, freshness and a very nice structure.

Ideal with pan-fried veal sweetbreads, grilled white meats, fried poultry, pork tenderloin, veal stew, chicken salad and a tasty piece of cheese.

Serve this wine at 14 to 16°C. (57-62°F.)

100% Chardonnay

Village Appellation of the Côte Chalonnaise district (dept. of Saône-et-Loire). The vineyard of the appellation covers 343.46 hectares of which 2/3 in white.
Subtle differences in the wines are due to differences in soil, exposure and altitude, all of which vary considerably hereabouts. At heights of 230-300 metres, the hill-slopes produce wines which can compete with the best wines of the nearby Côte de Beaune. The Pinot Noir grape grows on brown or limey soils with little clay in their make-up. The Chardonnay grape prefers a clay-limestone soil.

The grapes are harvested by hand. First, a cold maceration for 4 days at 8-10 ° C. Then begin the alcoholic fermentation in the presence of selected yeasts of Burgundy. Punching down twice a day. Total maceration: about 18 days. Aging 100% in French oak barrels for 12 months. Bottling after a slight final filtration.