The parcel
Clay-limestone; red-brown clay soil mixed with pebbles. It has a South-East orientation. Vineyard: Average age: 50 years, 10,000 vines/ha. Yield: 32 hl/ha. Grape variety: Pinot noir fine type, quality rootstock 161-49. Culture: Sustainable and environmentally friendly culture.
Winemaking & ageing
Sorted whole bunches, without SO2, with punch-downs twice a day for 2 weeks. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation in Burgundy barrels. Ageing: 16 months on the lees in Burgundy barrels, under reductive conditions, without racking, with lees stirring and no SO2.
Tasting notes
Rich, seductive and structured. It is a wine with delicate scents of flowers (rosehips), fruits (raspberries, blackberries) and black tea. It is silky, elegant, with muscle at the end. It will benefit from aging a few years to become more complex.
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