Domaine Levert Barault Mercurey – L’Automne

This is a blend of two areas in Mercurey, whose characteristics are quite different. The grapes for the Automne cuvée mainly come from LesVaux plot, whose vines are quite old and with perfect exposure. The grapes obtained are dense and fleshy, to obtain a deep and gourmet cuvée. The blend is made with a small portion from the plot Les Montelons which is located on the Mercurey plateau, opposite Rully. Rather high altitude, cool temperatures, clay soils. Crisp, fresher grapes. The Le Printemps cuvée is in reverse proportion.

The vines are grown organically. Grapes harvested by hand in crates, sorted on a sorting table and 100% destemmed, the whole berries are conveyed directly into the vat so as not to crush the raw material. Traditional Burgundy vinification, in open thermoregulated vats. 50% aged in stainless steel vats and 50% aged for 14 months in old oak barrels.