The amazingly concentrated juice from the old vines, part of which is located in the Raverettes vineyard, is vinified in old demi-muids (600lt) 10 years old, perfectly traditional as a reference to the winemaking style of the past and their great-grandfather. The wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in demi-muids also for a year where...
Fantastic attention to detail, low yields, and a healthy biodynamic vineyard explain the high quality of Quintaine. The grapes arrive at the winery ripe and healthy, and from then on, the Guillemots simply monitor without interfering in the winemaking process. Fermentation of whole bunches with natural yeasts, maturation in concrete tanks with the lees,...
"Champ-Rond" is the largest vineyard plot of the winery (25 acres) which runs along a gentle slope from the forest at the top to the base of the slope and the fence built by Pierrette and Marc. The soils are the classic limestone soils of the region although there are variations from piece to piece of the vineyard. 'Retour à la Terre' comes from a section...
