LAS PLANELOS

Grape varieties

60% Chenin, 40% Chardonnay

The vineyard

Las Planelos is the name of the Chenin plot, soils of white sand and calcareous clay, on the heights of Cépie. Chenin of 41 years on a plateau at 300 metres, facing north to south. Chardonnay of 31 years on steep slopes facing south east. Short pruning in guyot. Hand harvested, sorted on the vine, yield of 45 hl/ha.

Winemaking and ageing

Direct pressing and settling, natural fermentation in French oak, with regular stirring on fine lees. Aged in those same barrels until June. Barrels of 600 litres, first to third use.

Annual production

2,000 bottles

Food pairing

A wine to keep, up to eight years. To drink with pan-fried foie gras and grapes, a fillet of sea bass in sauce, guinea fowl in cream, or a fine board of aged cheeses.

Tasting

"Chenin and Chardonnay united in a very harmonious wine, at once fine, fresh, round and suave, well supported by a spiced oak that lets the fruit speak (vineyard peach)."

• Guide Hachette 2023
• WEINWISSER 2012

Chenin, 45 per cent Chardonnay. An open bouquet, well-structured and expansive, with a subtle hint of vanilla, a delicate note of ground almonds and a hint of salt, complemented by ripe Golden Delicious. On the palate, it has a pleasant fullness, rich body, a hint of minerality and fine tannins, making it a superb accompaniment to food.

• Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
• Silver medal Feminalise 2017
• Guide Hachette 2017, 2020, 2023, 2025
• Gold medals Vignerons Indépendants 2017 and 2018
• Bronze medal Concours Vignerons Indépendants 2020
• Silver medal Mundus Vini 2019