Pierre Arnold "Mon Tresor" Sylvaner Welslchriesling The heart of the winery

The heart of the winery lies in the large 18th century house with its understated yet majestic lines

with an unmistakable sense of place

Domaine Castillon 1988 #8

Urban uses them because they are a reductive environment which never needs temperature control

Pierre Arnold "Mon Tresor" Sylvaner Welslchriesling The heart of the wineryThe Sylvaner grapes for "Mon Tresor" (My Treasure) gets the all star treatment in this brand new cuve from Pierre and Suzanne. The fruit is harvested from a parcel planted in 1986, on sandy, granitic soils with two types of mica. It is then pressed directly into used Meursault barrels to age on the lees for 18 20 months, with the gentle process of roulage (rolling of the barrels) instead of batonnage (stirring using a stick, or "baton"), about 3 to 4