2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Beaune Grèves Premier Cru
Region Les Greves
Soil Clay-limestone soil dominated by grèves (small pebbles) and sand; silica in the sand stores solar warmth and assists ripening.
Harvest Dates Pinot Noir harvesting began on 2024-09-13.
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled open oak vats
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 17 days
Production Details Hand-picked into small crates, sorted and completely destemmed. The cap was punched down twice daily during alcoholic fermentation. The wine was aged entirely in oak barrels for 16 months.
Tasting Notes Ruby red with slight purple highlights; subtle pepper, cherry and cherry-flesh aromas; rounded and velvety, with licorice and fresh spicy tannins.
2023 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Beaune Grèves Premier Cru
Region Les Greves
Soil Clay-limestone soil dominated by grèves (small pebbles) and sand; silica in the sand stores solar warmth and assists ripening.
Harvest Dates Pinot Noir harvesting at the estate began on 2023-09-09.
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled open oak vats
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 17 days
Production Details Hand-picked into small crates, sorted and completely destemmed. The cap was punched down twice daily during alcoholic fermentation. The wine was aged entirely in oak barrels for 18 months.
Tasting Notes Intense black-red; precise, shimmering and elegant black-fruit aromas; luscious black fruit, satiny texture and dense spicy tannins.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Beaune Grèves Premier Cru
Region Les Greves
Soil Clay-limestone soil dominated by grèves (small pebbles) and sand; silica in the sand stores solar warmth and assists ripening.
Harvest Dates Estate harvest ran from 2018-08-29 through 2018-09-12.
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled open oak vats
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 22 days
Production Details Produced from a 1.17-hectare plot. Grapes were hand-picked into small crates, sorted and completely destemmed. The cap was punched down twice daily during alcoholic fermentation. The wine was aged entirely in oak barrels for 17 months.
Tasting Notes Dark ruby red; refined and complex, with fine toast, light empyreumatic notes and fresh ripe blackcurrant after aeration; balanced, delicately spicy and finely textured, with juicy, fresh, ripe and soft tannins.
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2016 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Beaune Grèves Premier Cru
Region Les Greves
Soil Clay-limestone soil dominated by grèves (small pebbles) and sand; silica in the sand stores solar warmth and assists ripening.
Harvest Dates Estate harvest began on 2016-09-20.
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled open oak vats
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 20 days
Production Details Hand-picked into small crates, sorted and completely destemmed. The cap was punched down twice daily during alcoholic fermentation. The wine was aged entirely in oak barrels for 17 months.
Tasting Notes Dark ruby red with a purple rim; fine blackberry, bilberry and blackcurrant aromas with light toast; dense and fleshy, with black fruit, pepper, clove and ripe fresh tannins.
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2014 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Beaune Grèves Premier Cru
Region Les Greves
Soil Clay-limestone soil dominated by grèves (small pebbles) and sand; silica in the sand stores solar warmth and assists ripening.
Harvest Dates Estate harvest began on 2014-09-16.
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled open oak vats
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 18 days
Production Details Hand-picked into small crates, sorted and completely destemmed. The cap was punched down twice daily during alcoholic fermentation. The wine was aged entirely in oak barrels for 16 months.
Tasting Notes Classical, intense ruby red; precise ripe-fruit aromas; savoury with fresh fruit, density and fresh, sharp, spicy tannins.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
6 rue des Santenots, 21190 Meursault, France
Phone
+33 3 80 21 23 85
Email
Owner
Labruyere Family
Cellarmaster
Nadine Gublin