Domaine de la Roseraie
Maison Le Trefle Rully Blanc 2024
Maison Le Trefle Rully Blanc 2024
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Grape Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Produced from a single 60-year-old vineyard parcel located in the northern part
of the appellation at an altitude of 230 metres.
The vines grow on clay-limestone soils with an eastern exposure.
The soils are ploughed, and vineyard protection follows certified organic farming standards.
Vinification
The grapes are harvested by hand and transported to the winery in small crates. The fruit is gently crushed before undergoing a slow pressing.
The musts are then naturally settled for 24 hours before being transferred into casks for alcoholic fermentation, which lasts approximately 30 days at 15°C.
The wines remain in barrel for 18 months of ageing on fine lees, during which the malolactic fermentation is completed in full. At the end of the ageing period, the wine is blended, lightly filtered, and prepared for bottling.
The Producer
Julien Petitjean is a former historian and musicologist who turned to viticulture and winemaking in the early 2000s. Julien worked in various domaines across the Côte de Nuits over the years, before founding Domaine de la Roseraie in 2012 as a culmination of his experience. Currently, the domaine spans a 5-hectare vineyard, out of which 2.8 hectares is in active production.
In search of the most natural wine production methods and in his endeavour to replicate the vibrance in cuvées reminiscent of pre-technological eras, he explored and applied medieval winemaking techniques to resurrect simplicity and purity in the processes.
Julien insists on engaging minimal equipment to preserve microbial life in the soil, thus allowing the grapes to inherit the quintessence of the terroir. The principles of biodynamics are upheld, with cover cropping practiced and biodiversity embraced.