2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Pommard Premier Cru AOP
Region Les Rugiens
Soil Scree and iron-rich marls; the parcel is also described as mostly limestone.
Orientation East And Southeast Exposure
Sites 0.50 ha parcel in Rugiens Hauts
Pressing Method Free-Run Wine Was Run Off By Gravity; The Marc Was Pressed Slowly And Gently.
Maceration 19 days
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Vines planted in 1953 and farmed organically. The wine received daily punch-downs during a 19-day vatting period, followed by gravity removal of the free-run wine and slow, gentle pressing of the marc. It matured for 14 months in French oak barrels, one-third new.
Tasting Notes Deep ruby; black fruit, oak and spice; powerful attack, direct velvety tannins, good structure and persistent aromas.
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Pommard Premier Cru AOP
Region Les Rugiens
Soil Scree and iron-rich marls
Orientation East And Southeast Exposure
Sites 0.50 ha parcel in Rugiens Hauts
Pressing Method Free-Run Wine Was Run Off By Gravity; The Marc Was Pressed Slowly And Gently.
Maceration 19 days
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Vines planted in 1953 and farmed organically; the sheet describes 2023 as the estate's second fully organic season, with certification expected beginning with the 2025 vintage. The wine received daily punch-downs during a 19-day vatting period, followed by gravity removal of the free-run wine and slow, gentle pressing of the marc. It matured for 14 months in French oak barrels, one-third new.
Tasting Notes Deep ruby; black fruit, oak and spice; powerful attack, direct velvety tannins, good structure and persistent aromas.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Pommard Premier Cru AOC
Region Les Rugiens
Soil Scree and iron-rich marls
Orientation East And Southeast Exposure
Sites 0.50 ha parcel in Rugiens Hauts
Pressing Method Free-Run Wine Was Run Off By Gravity; The Marc Was Pressed Slowly And Gently.
Maceration 19 days
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Vines planted in 1953 and farmed organically. The proportion of destemmed fruit and whole clusters varied by vintage, but the sheet does not state the 2022 proportion. The wine received daily punch-downs during a 19-day vatting period, followed by gravity removal of the free-run wine and slow, gentle pressing of the marc. It matured for 14 months in French oak barrels, one-third new.
Tasting Notes Deep ruby; black fruit, oak and spice; powerful attack, direct velvety tannins, good structure and persistent aromas.
Critics Ratings 95
2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir
Classification Pommard Premier Cru
Region Les Rugiens
Soil Scree and iron-rich marls
Orientation East And Southeast Exposure
Sites 0.50 ha parcel in Rugiens Hauts
Maceration 19 days
Oak Types French oak
Unfined Yes
Fining Agents None; wine was not fined
Production Details Vines planted in 1953 and then undergoing organic conversion. Fermentation used partial whole clusters, with daily punch-downs during a 19-day vatting period. The wine matured for 14 months in French oak barrels, one-third new, and received light filtration using a lenticular-module process without fining.
Tasting Notes Deep ruby; black fruit, oak and spice; powerful attack, direct velvety tannins, good structure and persistent aromas.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
8 rue du Tribourg, 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges, France
Phone
+33 (0)3 80 61 04 55
Owner
Erwan Faiveley and Eve Faiveley
Cellarmaster
Jérôme Flous