Grapes: Aligote
Region: VDF
Vintage: 2023
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Marl Limestone + Clay
Yeasts: Native
Vinification: Fruit is directly pressed then juice settles in temperature controlled tank for 12 hours. Indigenous yeast fermentation in larger barrel. Battonage throughout alcoholic fermentation to encourage suspension of the fine lees.
Aging: Aged 10 months in french oak with weekly topping off of barrels. Low sulfur.
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: Minimal added
Notes from the Importer: Like his mentor Frédéric Cossard, Crotet seeks to vinify as naturally as possible, without any additives, unless absolutely necessary. That means no added yeast, enzymes or SO2 during the élévage. The wines are fermented in small tanks, and then transferred to small, mostly neutral barrels for 8-10 months depending on the wine. The reds are all fermented without de-stemming, with a little carbonic influence to accentuate the fruit. At bottling, there is a tiny addition of Sulphur to help keep the mouse away as the wines travel far and wide, but well within (or below) the range of his Natural Wine brethren.
