Domaine Olivier Merlin "La Côte-Rotie" Saint-Véran Bourgogne Blanc '20

The Chardonnay vines of La Côte-Rotie are rooted in a stony soil of hard, shallow limestone. The plot is sloping and is located on the southern slope of the Roche de Vergisson. Because of the high altitude (325-350 metres) of the vineyard, the grapes could ripen quite early but are balanced by the cooling effect of Mistral winds.

The grapes are hand harvested pressed and rest briefly in stainless steel tanks, but are moved to oak barrels for primary and malolactic fermentation. Aged for 12 months in barrels, then returned to stainless steel tanks for in 2-3 months before bottling.