Melsolo - Compromis 2020

Country: FranceRegion: Vieux, GaillacAppellation: Vin de FranceGrape varieties: 50% Loin de l’oeil (négoce, Thierry Barreau), 50% Mauzac blanc/rose (domain)Style: Macerated whiteABV: 10.8% by vol.Yield: 15 ha/hlTerroir: Clay limestone. Plateau Cordais—Andillac and Castelnau-de-Montmiral vineyards.Average age of vines: 20 yearsFarming: Dry-farmed. Second year of conversion to organic.Harvest: By handVinification: Harvested early morning, and destemmed, by hand. Lightly crushing by foot, followed by 2-3 week maceration with daily punchdowns. Pressed using wooden hand press à cliquet. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Blended four weeks before bottling. No fining. No filtration.Aging: On fine lees in fiberglass for ten months. Bottled August 2021, by hand.Sulfur added: NoneProduction: 1,300 bottles