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Wine No 5 from Old and New Collection

Domaine Marcel Couturier

Pouilly-Loché 2022

Pouilly-Loché
Mâconnais - Burgundy

Situated in Southern Burgundy in the Mâconnais, in the village of Loché, these Chardonnay parcels are planted in clay-limestone soil, partly composed of sandstone and variegated clay. Most of the vines face the rising sun (due east). The Pouilly-Loché appellation covers a total of 32 hectares, of which the estate owns 13%. This wine is the fruit of 3 different parcels, with vines that are on average 45 year old. Cultivation is organic and biodynamic, with methods such as preparation 500p and 501 applied as well as biodynamic compost made on the estate to provide significant amount of naturally-occurring nitrogen and humic matter. Fermentation occurs in French oak barrels and often ends in the Spring of the following year. Doses of sulfur comply with Demeter specification. The end product features aromas of yellow and white peaches, sweet flowers and toast. The mouth has the delicate balance of sweet yet fresh fruitiness that people love in Mâconnais. This wine can be paired with 'creamy' gourmet dishes.

A photo of Auxence Couturier The winemaker

Auxence Couturier

In 2018, Auxence Couturier joined his father, Marcel, on their family estate, contributing to the winemaking process. He is deeply passionate about organic and biodynamic farming practices. Like his father, Auxence is a complete non-interventionist. The estate now creates homemade biodynamic compost, applying it to a third of the soil each season, along with regular ploughing. Harvesting is done by hand, with grapes carefully sorted to remove underripe fruit. The grapes are gently pressed in whole bunches using a pneumatic machine, followed by two rounds of static settling before being transferred to oak barrels deep in his cold cellar in Loché for fermentation utilizing spontaneous, native yeast. Once the wines are in barrel, they are basically left alone from that point, without racking or bâtonnage, until they are bottled.

 
 
 

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