Production
The production process
Wine is the most delicate and subtle expression of the taste of the earth.
Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States
The production process
Manual and mechanical harvesting
200 volunteers
Slow pressing in 3 presses
Transfer of juice to vats
Filling the juice
in vats
or in barrels
(2500 hectolitres)
Alcoholic fermentation
Malolactic fermentation
Filling
Going cold (-5°)
Bottling
Development of carbon dioxide
Aged for a minimum of 18 months on the lees in the cellar
Progressive bottle filling
Creating a depot
and clogging
Freezing the neck
Yeast expulsion
Addition of shipping liqueur
Capping
(3 months after
disgorgement)
Guided tours
Domain of Chant d'Eole
Would you like to discover the Domain of Chant d'Eole wines?
Our guided tour takes you to the heart of the vineyard's history and production. Our enthusiastic guides will explain the different stages in the production of our wines, from planting to bottling, including the choice of grape varieties, vine maintenance and vinification.