Meursault Les Crotots – Domaine Pierre Vincent

Vineyard

Grape variety: Chardonnay

Surface: A parcel of 0.1157 ha

Planted: In 1980

Soil: Limestone clay

Orientation: Northwest

The soils are tilled then rolled. Minimum treatments. Manual harvest with systematic sorting. Precise choice of harvest date based on maturity checks.

Situated just below Le Porusot at Meursault, this parcel retains a lot of water. The name “Crotots” may come from the French “crottes” (mud clumps), as workers often leave with muddy boots.

Vinification

Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, followed by overnight settling

Alcoholic fermentation partially in stainless steel vats, then transferred into barrels (15% new) for malolactic fermentation

Aged for 12 months in barrels, then racked into stainless steel vats and aged for another 6 months before bottling.