Winery Lejay LagouteVieux Marc de Bourgogne égrappé
Sweet wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Lejay Lagoute's Vieux Marc de Bourgogne égrappé.
Discover the grape variety: Herbemont
The origin of this American interspecific hybrid of the southern Vitis Aestivalis group, also called Vitis Bourquiniana, is not known for certain. In South Carolina (United States), it was propagated in the early 1800s by a Frenchman, Nicholas Herbemont (1771-1839), who found his first origins in Champagne. In France, it is one of six hybrids prohibited since 1935 (included in European regulations): Clinton, Herbemont, Isabelle, Jacquez, Noah and Othello. The Herbemont is very similar to the Jacquez - also called black spanish or lenoir - and has practically disappeared in favour of the latter.
Informations about the Winery Lejay Lagoute
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The wine region of Marc de Bourgogne
To obtain the AOC, the GrapeMarcs must come from the geographical area of Burgundy Viticole (388 communes in Côte-d'Or, Rhône, Saône et Loire and Yonne) as well as the storage, distillation and ageing of the eaux de vie. The marcs are made from either red or white grapes or both, belonging to the following varieties: Aligoté, César, Chardonnay, gamay, Melon, Pinot noir, pinot gris, pinot blanc, Sacy, Sauvignon, Tressot. The grape marc is distilled in a copper still before March 31 of the year following the harvest. The spirits produced must have an Alcohol content of less than 72% when they leave the still.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
The word of the wine: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
