2019 Technical Specifications
Classification Grand Cru
Region Clos de la Roche
Soil Shallow, Well-drained red earth over extremely hard rocky beds; the source parcel lies where the soil is at its shallowest.
Elevation 250.0 meters
Orientation East
Sites A parcel straddling Mauchamps and Fremières
Fermentation Vessels Vats
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 21 days
Production Volume 290 bottles
Bottles290
Magnums6
Production Details The approximately 60-year-old parcel straddles Mauchamps and Fremières. Grapes were handpicked and meticulously sorted; 50% of the bunches were retained whole and the balance was destemmed. The fruit was gravity-transferred to vats, fermented with indigenous yeasts and macerated for 21 days with sparing punch-downs. The wine matured for 21 months in a semi-new barrel.
Tasting Notes Deep red; vanilla, rum-macerated raisins, tobacco, light wood, eucalyptus, oak, walnut, dried herbs, basil, coriander, pepper, coffee, cherry, fresh plum and beeswax; powerful and structured with stony, slightly saline character, blueberry, sloe, wild cherry, orange peel, chocolate, iris and violet.
2018 Technical Specifications
Classification Grand Cru
Region Clos de la Roche
Soil Shallow, Well-drained red earth over extremely hard rocky beds; the source parcel lies where the soil is at its shallowest.
Elevation 250.0 meters
Orientation East
Sites A parcel straddling Mauchamps and Fremières
Fermentation Vessels Vats
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 21 days
Production Volume 291 bottles
Bottles291
Magnums6
Production Details The approximately 60-year-old parcel straddles Mauchamps and Fremières. Grapes were handpicked and meticulously sorted; 50% of the bunches were retained whole and the balance was destemmed. The fruit was gravity-transferred to vats, fermented with indigenous yeasts and macerated for 21 days with sparing punch-downs. The wine matured for 20 months in a semi-new barrel.
Tasting Notes Deep red; ripe cherry, candied sour cherry, blackcurrant, gingerbread, cedar, light tobacco, coffee, cherry bark, incense, menthol and liquorice; fleshy palate, bold tannins, cinnamon, pepper and cardamom, with black fruit, freshness, finesse and subtlety on the finish.
2017 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir
Classification Grand Cru
Region Clos de la Roche
Soil Shallow, Well-drained red earth over extremely hard rocky beds; the source parcel lies where the soil is at its shallowest.
Elevation 250.0 meters
Orientation East
Sites A parcel straddling Mauchamps and Fremières
Fermentation Vessels Tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 21 days
Closure Cork
Production Volume 296 bottles
Bottles296
Magnums6
Production Details The approximately 60-year-old parcel straddles Mauchamps and Fremières. Grapes were handpicked, meticulously sorted and completely destemmed, then gravity-transferred to tanks. Indigenous-yeast fermentation was followed by 21 days of maceration with sparing punch-downs. The wine matured on fine lees in new oak for 20 months.
Tasting Notes Deep carmine; rose, rosehip jam, raspberry jelly, mild spices, thyme, iris, cherry, vanilla, coconut, light tobacco, cigar and gingerbread; elegant, balanced, fresh and silky, with a deep cedar-like finish.