Chénas Lieu-dit en Papolet Famille Dutraive 2021

After being hand harvested, everything is put in steel vats (no pressing or destemming takes place). The grapes are fermented at a low temperature with carbonic gas (no sufites are used) to induce the natural yeasts. The maturation for this cuvée is separated with 30% in oak barrels, 35% in stainless steel vats and 30% in oak casks. The winemaker’s anti-interventionist mentality allows the terroir to come through in the wine. The plot of land in Papolet is situated ontop of quartz rich soil which gives the wine a certain minerality dominated by fruit flavours. This wine is delicious younf but will develop a ripeness after a few years in a cellar. This cuvée is peculiar in that the Dutraive family bought these grapes from the Thillardon family after the Dutraives lost nearly all their harvest in 2016.