Lightness and freshness of character, like biting the crispiest cherry that ever was. Right along aromas of lavender with the freshness of fennel and freshly ground green pepper. It goes for pleasure and finesse rather than complexity and muscle. But this is there adding of this specific terroir on the variety. And the Baudrys as obedient servants try to...
A percentage of 10% of the grape stays in contact with the peels for six days while the rest is taken to the pneumatic press where the whole bunches are pressed. The fermentation starts spontaneously and the wine will remain in contact with the wine lees for 6 months while for most of the time the Bâtonnage technique is applied and no sulfites are added...
The Quarterons vineyards are located on the famous Caillottes (clay-limestone) soils of Sancerre and the average age of the vineyard is about 30 years. The vinification is "natural" with the wine left in the stainless steel tanks to mature without interventions. Quarterons is the only wine of Riffault that before bottling will receive a minimum amount of...
