The parcel
Clay-limestone: from a soil composed of a mixture of pebbles and clay, this plot is located under the “Chambertin” and is exposed to the South-East. Vineyard: Average age: 50 years, 10,000 vines/ha. Yield: 29 hl/ha. Grape variety: Pinot noir fine type, quality rootstock 161-49. Culture: Environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Winemaking & ageing
Sorted whole bunches, without SO2, with punch-downs twice a day for 3 weeks. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, without artificial temperature control. Malolactic fermentation in Burgundy barrels. Ageing: 16 months on the lees, under reductive conditions, without racking, with lees stirring and no SO2.
Tasting notes
Charming and solid, this wine lives up to its name. It’s an opera of flavors and scents: fruity (cherries, blackberries), floral (rosehips, violets) and spicy. This abundant combination gives it a powerful and seductive side, of great finesse and complexity.
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