Description
This wine comes from 35yo vines on stony marls in Nevy-sur-Seille lieu-dit La Chaux. Arco is the name of one of the two donkeys that help the team, during harvest, on that particularly rocky and steep slope. This is a sensational wine expressing a rapier cut of acidity and vibrant citrus flavours, with bitters and an intense mineral, saline impression on the finish.
Wild yeast fermentation and bottling without fining or filtration have always been the norm. The whites are whole bunch pressed, until recently they were vinified in smaller barrels (228ltr, 350ltr) with tricky fermentations that used to linger over a year; this led to the addition of homeopathic doses of SO2 for protection (30mg/l total).
Céline and Steve decided to introduce the ‘pied de cuve’ technique and the use of bigger vessels (600ltr demi-muids and diamond-shaped concrete vats) for a fast and efficient fermentation process – from 2020 no sulphur is used during vinification and ageing, and the wines have gained in clarity and depth.
14% / 75cl
