The parcel
Clay-limestone, placed on limestone rock with very little soil. East orientation with a steep slope; cool and sunny microclimate. Vineyard: Average age: 45 years, 10,000 vines/ha. Yield: 30 hl/ha. Grape variety: Pinot noir fine type, quality rootstock 161-49. Culture: Sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Winemaking & ageing
Sorted whole bunches, without SO2, with punch-downs twice a day for 2.5 weeks. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, without artificial temperature control. Malolactic fermentation in Burgundy barrels. Ageing: 17 months on the lees, under reductive conditions, without racking, with lees stirring and no SO2.
Tasting notes
Elegant and mineral, this wine is rich, deep and refined. It presents floral and spicy, even oriental, exotic notes. It drags you into the ground!
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