Pierre Gaillard Saint-Joseph Blanc 2004

• Winery : Domaine Pierre Gaillard
• ... other vintages: 2000
• Region : France > Saint-Joseph
• Varieties : Roussanne
• Description:
  

  1 ha – Communes : Chavanay, Malleval (42)- low yields of 25hl/ha
  Soils : light granite sands
  Traditionally, white St. Joseph is a blend of Roussanne and Marsanne grapes. However, Pierre Gaillard cultivates only the Roussanne, for reasons of its acidity, and he has chosen the Malleval plateau to plant them on because of its cool weather. The vines are trained in the form of an open lyre (with two lines of training wires), which ensures better leaf exposure.
  Severe sorting of very ripe berries, pellicular maceration : 3 to 5 hours
  Alcoholic fermentation in barrels : temperature is controlled at 15-18°C
  Malolactic fermentation in barrels
  Aged 6 months, 10 % new oak barrels, fine-grained oak from Allier and Nevers
  Batonnage: once per week

• Wine added by : toon
• Reviews : 2 (including 2 in French, 0 in Spanish, 0 in Dutch)
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