2017 Bacchus Pet-Nat

How we made it

The grapes for this Bacchus Pet-Nat were harvested in September. The grapes come from the farmer we buy our mild from and has been farmed organically for over 25 years. We decided to do a disgorged version this vintage so we bottled it with about 15 g/l residual sugar left. The fermentation finished beautifully so we could disgorge in March 2018. We disgorged it roughly though so it remains a bit cloudy but most of the lees and the tartaric acid have been shot out. The Pet-Nat is a bit more colorful than the previous vintage and oxidizes more quickly but also benefits from a more intense perlage.

 

Fact sheet

Variety: Bacchus
Soil: shell limestone

Harvest: September 2017
Yield:  80 hl/ha
Crushed and pressed in a pneumatic press
Bottled: September 2017
Disgorged: March 2018
Bottles produced: 4,300

Alcohol: 11%
Acid: 5.7 g/l
VA: 0.7 g/l
Total SO2: 7 mg/l
Residual sugar: 0 g/l
Bottle size: 0.75 l