2023 Domaine Bärtschi Chardonnay 'Le Clos' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France Los Chuchaquis a polyculture of each of

a polyculture of each of these selections/clones rather than one specific clonal bottling

” This is a Jura style Mosel wine with low PH soils

hand-sorted and whole cluster pressed on the 9th of October

The remaining 50% fermented in 3-year-old 500 litre French oak barrels

first produced in 2020

2023 Domaine Bärtschi Chardonnay 'Le Clos' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France Los Chuchaquis a polyculture of each ofAppellation: Bugey AOP cru Manicle Grapes: 100% Chardonnay Average Vine Age: 50 to 60 years old Altitude: 1,315 feet (400m) Soils Terroir: Cru Manicle is a 12ha south facing walled Clos of gravely limestone and clay limestone soils. The vineyard is relatively flat with a slight dip in the middle. Due to erosion the soils at the middle of the vineyard are deeper and contain a higher proportion of clay. The rest of vineyard is pure gravely limestone.