2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Volnay Premier Cru; monopole
Region Volnay
Soil Primarily clayey limestone with white marl; limestone and marl
Vine Age 50
Production Details Aged in barrels for 17 months. Recommended serving temperature is 15–16°C. The producer’s estate-wide 2022 account, which does not establish this parcel’s precise harvest or analytical values, reports picking across the domaine from 25–31 August, sugars around 12.5%, most reds devatted close to 21 days, and variable red malolactic completion, with some not finishing until summer.
Tasting Notes Deep ruby with garnet highlights; ripe small red fruits, hyacinth-like floral notes and mellow spice; rich and rounded, with refined smooth tannins and a long finish
Food Pairing Lamb shank, duckling filet, sweetbreads with morels, or triple-cream cheeses such as Brillat-Savarin and Chaource
2021 Technical Specifications
Region Volnay
Production Details The producer’s estate-wide 2021 account, not a parcel-specific measurement, records picking from 22–30 September, alcohols around 12 degrees followed by light chaptalization, red-wine yield of 18 hL/ha, dramatically reduced whole-cluster use, delayed malolactic fermentation and red bottling a few months later than usual.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Region Volnay
Production Details The producer’s estate-wide 2020 account, not a parcel-specific specification, says red harvesting began 20 August and finished three days later; whole bunch use was approximately 10–15%; vinification used remontage for most of the period followed by pigeage, lasted at least 16 days, and malolactic fermentation finished early. Domaine red yield was 22 hL/ha.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Region Volnay
Production Details The producer’s estate-wide 2019 account, not a parcel-specific specification, reports red harvesting from 9–14 September, red alcohols between 13.3% and 14.1%, red yield of 21 hL/ha, approximately 25% whole cluster for almost every cuvée, approximately 25% new oak, and vinification based mainly on remontage with pigeage toward the end.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Region Volnay
Production Details The producer’s estate-wide 2018 account, not a parcel-specific specification, says harvest began 30 August and seven of eight red vineyards were completed within 48 hours; alcohols ranged from 13% to 14%; extraction used more frequent remontage and gentler pigeage; some malolactic fermentations began immediately after pressing; red yield was approximately 30 hL/ha.
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2017 Technical Specifications
Region Volnay
Production Details The producer’s estate-wide 2017 account, not a parcel-specific specification, says harvest ran from 2–10 September, sugars were generally around the mid-12.5% range, red extraction used a balance of remontage and pigeage, devatting occurred almost 21 days after harvest, red malolactic fermentation finished by mid-May, and red yield was just over 40 hL/ha.
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