Domaine Guillemot Michel - Back to Earth
the Domaine Guillemot-Michel is a small family estate located at “ Fortnight between the villages of Viré and Clessé, in the heart of the Viré-Clessé appellation, one of the three Mâconnais crus. In 1982, after studying viticulture and oenology, Pierrette Michel and her husband Marc Guillemot returned to the estate of Pierrette's parents. In 1985 they bottled their first vintage under the name “Guillemot-Michel”. The vines are converted into Organic Agriculture upon their return, then biodynamics since 1991 . Since 2012, their daughter Sophie, now helped by her husband Gautier, have followed the same path, gradually taking over the management of the estate. Sophie, Gautier, Pierrette and Marc cultivate 6.5 hectares of old Chardonnay vines (55-60 years old) located around the hamlet of Quintaine.
Retour à la Terre is a cuvée made from grapes selected from a pocket of clay from the “Champ-Rond” plot. The Chardonnay comes from old vines around 65 years old, grafted onto an old rootstock obtained in 1880 (Riparia Gloire de Montpellier), which is not very vigorous and which gives low yields, and therefore very concentrated berries. The grapes are vinified in 800 liter terracotta jars .
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
