2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Sorbes
Soil Bathonian limestone bedrock with shallow red-orange clay and rocky topsoil
Elevation 260.0 meters
Orientation East
Vine Age 50
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 11 days
Oak Details 40% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak40%
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Producer specification: hand-picked and sorted grapes; 70% whole grapes; an 11-day vatting period with 5–7 punch-downs plus pump-overs; pressing followed by two weeks of settling; maturation in 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged one to five years; after 13 months the wine was racked to vat, rested for three months, and bottled without filtration or fining.
Tasting Notes Fresh blackberry, strawberry and Basque black cherry; smoked bay leaf, Cajun spices, blackcurrant sweets, lavender, red shiso, sandalwood and incense; broad, persistent palate with firm structure, floral notes and gentle warmth.
Food Pairing Roast venison with red-wine sauce and oyster-mushroom risotto
2022 Technical Specifications
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Sorbes
Soil Bathonian limestone
Orientation East
Vine Age 50
Maceration 15 days
Oak Details 40% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak40%
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Hand-picked and sorted grapes; 70% whole grapes; a 15-day vatting period with 5–7 punch-downs plus pump-overs; pressing followed by two weeks of settling; maturation in 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged one to five years; after 13 months the wine was racked to vat, rested for three months, and bottled without filtration or fining.
Tasting Notes Hibiscus, lavender, iris, saffron, turmeric, Cajun and Creole spices, wild wood, long pepper, dried flowers and geranium; tannic palate with marked acidity, length and emerging creaminess.
Food Pairing Grilled duck breast with vine shoots and piperade
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2021 Technical Specifications
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Sorbes
Soil Bathonian limestone
Orientation East
Vine Age 50
Maceration 15 days
Oak Details 40% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak40%
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Hand-picked and sorted grapes; 70% whole grapes; a 15-day vatting period with 5–7 punch-downs plus pump-overs; pressing followed by two weeks of settling; maturation in 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged one to five years; after 13 months the wine was racked to vat, rested for three months, and bottled without filtration or fining.
Tasting Notes Stewed raspberry, strawberry, fresh redcurrant, blackberry, baked apricot, black tea, hawthorn, iris and fresh sap; taut palate with chalk-dust and flint-like mineral texture.
Food Pairing Kirsch-roasted Dublin Bay prawns with samphire foam, wild rice and pomegranate
2020 Technical Specifications
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Sorbes
Soil Bathonian limestone
Orientation East
Vine Age 50
Maceration 15 days
Oak Details 40% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak40%
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Hand-picked and sorted grapes; 70% whole grapes; a 15-day vatting period with 5–7 punch-downs plus pump-overs; pressing followed by two weeks of settling; maturation in 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged one to five years; after 13 months the wine was racked to vat, rested for three months, and bottled without filtration or fining.
Tasting Notes Fresh raspberry, lilac, freesia, vanilla, blackcurrant jelly, cherry yoghurt, black tea and nougatine; refreshing, pure and delicate palate.
Food Pairing Scallop tartare with red apple, pink pepper, caviar lemon and brioche croutons, with honey-roasted parsnips
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2019 Technical Specifications
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Sorbes
Soil Bathonian limestone
Orientation East
Vine Age 50
Maceration 15 days
Oak Details 40% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak40%
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Hand-picked and sorted grapes; 70% whole grapes; a 15-day vatting period with 5–7 punch-downs plus pump-overs; pressing followed by two weeks of settling; maturation in 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged one to five years; after 13 months the wine was racked to vat, rested for three months, and bottled without filtration or fining.
Tasting Notes Black cherry, cured-ham smokiness, sun-dried tomato, black pepper, star anise, coffee and acacia gum; spicy, balanced palate with depth and ageing potential.
Food Pairing Slow-cooked pastrami with boiled fennel and cumin seeds
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Producer Information
Website
Address
12 rue du Lavoir, 21200 Chevannes, France
Phone
+33 3 80 61 41 16
Owner
David Duband
Cellarmaster
David Duband