Domaine Chapuis, Corton-Perrieres Grand Cru AOC

Interesting facts

Domaine Chapuis, Corton-Perrieres Grand Cru is a powerful, masculine red wine from Pinot Noir grown in the vineyard Corton-Perrieres, which lies just below the Corton-Languettes, and has a different soil composition. The land is more clay red and rocky. The old French word "perrières" means "quarry, quarry". Terroir helps to ensure a more robust, strong wine with good storage potential, which will certainly take years of additional aging. The manufacturer recommends to open the wine no earlier than 5 years after release, stating that "good Corton — decade Corton!". Two hours before drinking wine should be decanted.Domain Chapuis is a small winery located in Muncie. Belongs to the domain of 7 hectares of vineyards lying on Marly-limestone soils. Domain first vineyards were planted from 1979 to 1984. The farm Chapuis practice of ecological methods of courting vines: fertilizers are not applied, the plots regularly propisyvayutsya. To limit the high productivity of young vines, cut them in the system Guillot. The domain produces red and white wines, the grapes which are carefully selected from vines older than 20 years. Vinification is carried out in the cellar of the Vignerons de Mancey.

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