Château de Santenay ChÃf¢teau de Santenay Mercurey Blanc 2012 Wine 75 cl (Case of 3)

Château de Santenay Mercurey Blanc is beautifully aromatic and has lovely fresh fruit, good intensity, balance and a superb texture. The property has 98 hectares of vineyard, 72 of which are in Mercurey. The soils are rich in clay, but the limestone is still very present as well as some areas of marl. These characteristics give the white wines of Mercurey a strong structure and a beautiful texture. The growing season in 2012 was a challenging one and yields were down by 20%. Winter was mild and this was followed by a frosty and wet spring, threatening the vines with mildew and causing a very late and long flowering period. Thankfully a hot summer ensued allowing the berries to ripen fully. with harvest starting in mid September. Though yields and berries were small, the quality of the vintage was high, characterized by a very nice ripeness and great balance. The winemaking at Château de Santenay is simple and traditional. After crushing in a pneumatic press, the must was settled for twelve hours then fermented in oak barrels. The wine was aged on its lees and spent 13 months in oak, of which 20% was new, before being bottled in December 2013. It comes with the vintage information as follows: Vintage: 2012; Grape varieties: 100% Chardonnay; Region: Cote Chalonnaise , France; Wine maker: Gerard Fagnoni; Closure: Stelvin; Classitication: AOC; Alcohol (ABV): 13%; Acidity: 5.55g/l; Residual Sugar: 0.4g/l; Wine pH: 3.12.