Pommard 1er Cru - 2008 - Philippe Pacalet

A Pinot Noir made from 45-year-old vines on clay-limestone soils, with a layer of pebbles and red clay over a limestone bedrock. A blend of two climats: 20% Chanlins and 80% Arvelets. Fruit of healthy organic farming, with a yield of 30 hl/ha. Vinification: whole grapes bunches, meticulously sorted, fermented without SO2, with cap punch downs twice a day for 4 weeks. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts without artificial thermoregulation. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. Matured on lees in barrels under “reductive” conditions, without racking, but with stirring and zero SO2 for 15 months.