Prosper Maufoux Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos du Château 2022

The vineyard is located in the 1er Cru appellation of Saint-Aubin, under the château, nestled in the hollow of a small valley. The semi-continental microclimate benefits from the colluviums at the bottom of the valley, which ensures significant drainage of the vineyard. The winters are cold, and summers are generally dry, warm and sunny. The tiny vineyard covers just 1.1 hectares and is situated at 280 metres elevation. The vines were planted in 1981 and in 1999 with a southerly orientation, where they benefit from maximum sun exposure and are trained according to the Guyot method. The vineyard is cultivated sustainably and is HVE certified. Research is being conducted to analyse the soil’s geology to measure the impact of the cultivation decisions made, on both the vine and resulting wine. The grapes are hand-harvested at optimum maturity.

The grapes were gently pressed as whole bunches in a pneumatic press, followed by a static settling of the juice for 24 hours at 12°C. The musts were then transferred directly into barrels where the alcoholic fermentation and malolactic conversions were carried out. No racking took place during the maturation, the wines spent 12 months in lightly toasted 'blonde' French oak barrels, of which 30% were new