2023 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru
Region Morey-Saint-Denis
Soil Limestone bedrock with clay topsoil
Orientation East
Sites Blanchards, Rouchots, Ormes and Chezeaux premier-cru parcels
Vine Age 45
Fermentation Vessels Vat
Natural Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Producer specification: grapes were hand-picked and sorted, with 70% whole-cluster vinification. The wine underwent an 11-day vatting period with 5–7 foot punch-downs plus pump-overs. After pressing it settled for two weeks before barrel transfer; maturation used 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged 1–5 years. After 13 months it was racked to vat, rested for another three months and bottled.
Tasting Notes Fresh red and preserved fruit; hawthorn, jasmine, clove blossom and tuberose; vanilla, brown sugar, verbena and ivy; fruit-driven palate with saline minerality
Food Pairing Smoked trout with Bayonne-ham broth, parsnip crisps and caramelized Brussels sprouts
2022 Technical Specifications
Classification Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru
Region Morey-Saint-Denis
Soil Limestone
Orientation East
Vine Age 45
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Grapes were hand-picked and sorted, with 70% whole-cluster vinification. The wine underwent a 15-day vatting period with 5–7 foot punch-downs plus pump-overs. After pressing it settled for two weeks before barrel transfer; maturation used 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged 1–5 years. After 13 months it was racked to vat, rested for another three months and bottled.
Tasting Notes Pomegranate, freesia, lavender, pink peony, cedar and olive oil; ash, hot stone and ember smoke; Arabica coffee, Sichuan pepper and sweet pepper; fine tannins and acidity
Food Pairing Jerusalem artichoke with smoked aubergine caviar and ventrèche
2021 Technical Specifications
Classification Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru
Region Morey-Saint-Denis
Soil Limestone
Orientation East
Vine Age 45
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Grapes were hand-picked and sorted, with 70% whole-cluster vinification. The wine underwent a 15-day vatting period with 5–7 foot punch-downs plus pump-overs. After pressing it settled for two weeks before barrel transfer; maturation used 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged 1–5 years. After 13 months it was racked to vat, rested for another three months and bottled.
Tasting Notes Blood orange, hibiscus, blackberry cream, black olive, ivy and chamomile; lively acidity and bitterness; rose blossom, toasted sesame and Arabica coffee
Food Pairing John Dory fillet with hibiscus and bergamot
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2019 Technical Specifications
Classification Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru
Region Morey-Saint-Denis
Soil Limestone
Orientation East
Vine Age 45
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Grapes were hand-picked and sorted, with 70% whole-cluster vinification. The wine underwent a 15-day vatting period with 5–7 foot punch-downs plus pump-overs. After pressing it settled for two weeks before barrel transfer; maturation used 40% new barrels and 60% barrels aged 1–5 years. After 13 months it was racked to vat, rested for another three months and bottled.
Tasting Notes Pomegranate, rhubarb, grapefruit, cherry jam, marzipan, green peppercorn, pine, gunpowder and iodine; bitter, tense and saline palate
Food Pairing Cold crab pie with leeks, lovage and sea-urchin cream
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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