Château Pierre-Bise, Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 2018 | 500ml

Pierre Papin bought Château Pierre-Bise, at the age of 50, in 1959.

In 1974, his son Claude took on the original nine hectares in Pays de la Loire and gradually expanded the estate, particularly during the 1980s, with the purchase of vines from his winegrower father-in-law in Rochefort, Chaume and Quarts-de-Chaume. In 1992, he also took over the Clos de Coulaine vineyard, adding the Savennières appellation to the estate’s range.  

Plot location: Top of the hillside on a southerly slope.

Terroir: Carboniferous sandstone with coal, sandstone on alterite with cinerite and phthanite on alteration and rock.

Surface area: 2.92 hectares

Average age of vines: 55 yearsold

Grape varieties: 100% Chenin

Vine management: Narrowly spaced vines– 5,500 vine stocks per hectare De-budding and manual thinning in June and July. Grass cover between rows.

Plant protection: Trace elements, seaweed, Cuivrol and plant extracts.

Harvest: Manual, with successive selections in the vineyard.

Winemaking methods: Slow pressing, long fermentation without cultured yeast. Ageing in oak barrels.