Création N°8 by Benjamin
IGP Méditerranée 2020

Chardonnay

VINTAGE: 2020

TASTING NOTES:
A golden colour Chardonnay with green reflections.
An exceptional freshness, revealing aromas of fresh fruit characterised by flavours of peach, mango, and pineapple.
An expressive, fruity, unoaked wine with a long and delicious finish.

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GRAPE VARIETIES
Chardonnay (100%) 

TERROIR
Foothills of the Mourre Nègre, the highest point of the Luberon Mountains, South East France.

ANNUAL PRODUCTION
100 000 bottles

YIELD
60 hl/hectare

SOIL
Very gravelly limestones 

ANALYSIS
Alcohol content: 13,5%
Residual sugar (g/l): 1g
Tartaric acid (g/l): 567g
pH: 3,40

AGE OF VINES
7 to 50 years

VINIFICATION
Pneumatic pressing
Thermo-regulation
Maceration 4 to 8 hours
Fermentation temperature between 14 and 18°C for 2 weeks.

AGEING
Aged on fine lees with French oak staves during the fermentation.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS
On its own or with fish, chicken, pork and salads.

SERVING TEMPERATURE
10 to 12°C

AGEING POTENTIAL
2 years