Chardonnay La Marcette

What the RVF says in its 2018 Guide: "Antoine-Marie Arena produced his first wines in 2014. Antoine Arena's youngest son has been working and making wine at the family estate for years. He now signs his own cuvées, taking charge of Hauts de Carco in white and Carco in red, and made his entry in the 2017 edition. The reading of the wines and the sensitivity of the new blended wines confirm the talent of this young winemaker. The coherence and depth of his wines are beyond doubt: we award him a well-deserved second star. The wines: they give a lot of emotion, show both precision and accuracy. Hauts de Carco has great purity, a powerful yet firm mouthfeel. Bianco Gentile is a model, with the maturity of this grape variety, without its drawbacks: full-bodied, it is well managed by bitters that reframe it. Bianchi, a blend of vermentino, biancu gentile and muscat, is subtle. It exhales notes of rose and cumin, and delights us with its harmonious mouthfeel, its quality length; for a lemon chicken. Carco, not very extracted and infused, is distinguished by its right substance and finesse. Memoria is chubbier and fuller, but retains the precision of the fruit and the quality of the tannins. Finally, San Giovanni, still very young, offers spicy nuances and a quality substance. It seduces by its dimension"

"Au domaine de la Borde, les cépages Ploussard, Trousseau, Pinot noir, Chardonnay et Savagnin s'expriment à travers différentes parcelles dont les sols et l'exposition en font la typicité, produisant ainsi des vins de terroirs, à une échelle familiale, orchestrée par Julien Mareschal.
Aussi, les vendanges sont manuelles afin de débuter des vinifications à partir de raisins triés de qualité.

Le respect du terroir se traduit par des principes essentiels tels que des traitements de contact, sans molécule de synthèse (& préparats biodynamiques), l'enherbement naturel et le travail des sols (labours, butage, griffage...), pas de désherbage chimique, afin de préserver les terroirs en forte pente, maîtrise des doses de So2 à leur minimum, fermentations par les levures indigènes issues du terroir… Le domaine pratique l'Agriculture biologique depuis 2012.
Les préparats biodynamiques (bouse de corne & silice de corne) sont également appliqués à l'ensemble des vignes depuis 2012." (descriptif du domaine)