White
2024
SAUTERNES & BARSAC
PREMIER GRAND CRU CLASSÉ EN 1855
SILVIO DENZ
Varietal blend
100% Sémillon
Alcohol by volume
NC
Quantity produced
NC
Suize of the vineyard
18 ha
Average age of vines
NC
Grape varieties
93% Sémillon, 6% Sauvignon, 1% Muscadelle
Soil type
Silica-gravel and clay-gravel (gravel from the Quaternary era deposited on a substratum of Aquitania limestone)
Vineyard skills
Short pruning in fan shape, tillage, selective grassing, debudding in spring, leaf-stripping by hand.
Yields in hls/ha (Grand Vin)
12 hls/ha
Vinification
Ageing : 9 months in French oak barrels and 9 months in stainless steel vats.
Maturing: 20 days in French oak barrels of 225 litres
Owner's words
2024 or the year of all challenges! Unpredictable weather conditions, high humidity and severe mildew pressure. In spite of it all, the vines were very well looked afet and we ended up with a happy, healthy harvest. The harvest schedule was meticulously planned, with three waves of pickin: the heavy rain in early September allowed Botrytis to develop. We then had 5 or 6 days of warm, dry, windy weather which helped the noble rot to spead and become more concentrated, followed by 3 or 4 days of fine weather which allowed us to start picking. We then had another week of rain, 4-5 days of fine conditions allowing for greated concentration, and then 3-4 days of sunshine during the harvest. That pattern was then repeated for a third time. A pleasingly musical rhythm for and aromatic, elegant, finely - balanced vintage.