2024 Villard Grand Vin Chardonnay Casablanca Valley, Chile Bien de Altura It was then basket pressed

It was then basket pressed directly to four 16hL concrete eggs for 12 months of aging on the gross lees

The grapes were hand harvested and whole bunch pressed before fermenting spontaneously in four 500L old French puncheons and one 1500L stainless steel tank

all estate owned vineyards

fermentation started with an ambient yeast pied de cuve of white grapes

elegant and fresh with a pleasant tannic character

2024 Villard Grand Vin Chardonnay Casablanca Valley, Chile Bien de Altura It was then basket pressedThis is a pre order item expected to arrive late July 2026. Farming Sustainable farming practices Harvest Method Hand harvest Varietal Chardonnay Age of Vineyard Planted in 2005 Barrel process Oak barrel (90% French, 10% American) Vineyard Yield 75 hl ha Soil Type Clay loam soil Annual production 24,000 bottles Vinification Fermentation was initiated in a temperature controlled stainless steel tank between 14 and 18 C. The juice was then transferred