Wine Hubert Lamy, Chassagne-Montrachet AOC 2008

Chassagne-Montrachet - one of the fine wines Hubert Lamy, which is 100% made of fine Chardonnay. Due to the fact that the grapes are grown on heavy clay soils rich in minerals, Chardonnay acquires the taste light mineral tones, shading seductive notes of white fruit. The grapes for Chassagne-Regal made by hand and immediately transported to the winery. There berries carefully sorted and crushed with the help of Pneumatic press. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, making the most preserved natural flavors of grape and wine acquires a rich palette of fresh fruit and mineral tones. Chassagne-aged monarch for 17 months in large oak barrels, a third of which is updated annually. Thanks to this technology wine has excellent balance and can develop in the bottle for 10 years, which is characteristic only for the great white wines.

Hubert Lamy is now considered one of the most successful producers of wine in Saint-Aubin. Olivier Lamy, son of Hubert, began to run a business in 1992, and since then the company has become more and more prestigious, which is not surprising, because the area of ​​Saint-Aubin, where vineyards are located Lamy - a real jewel of Burgundy.
Today Domain Hubert Lamy - a modern three-storey winery, which is practiced gravitational method of winemaking, ie, excludes the use of mechanical means. All movements fault occur under the influence of gravity, which makes the wine more fineness and texture. Olivier loves experiments - he moved to the 600-liter tonne instead of 225-liter barriques, because, in his opinion, it will save the purity of fruit flavor from excessive oak aging. Now almost all the wines are aged in these containers.
Lamy is committed to providing exquisite and colorful wines that have emphasized natural mineral terroir St Aubin. In the year produced less than ten thousand boxes of each wine.