Single-parcel in Nuits-St.-Georges. Plush and generous with ripe red fruit and a whiff of palo santo.
Article number: | Single-parcel in Nuits-St.-Georges. Plush and generous with ripe red fruit and a whiff of palo santo. |
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Grape variety: Pinot noir
Appellation: Nuit-St.-Georges
Region: Burgundy, France
Soil: Limestone-clay
Average Vine Age: Average age 40 years, with many of the oldest vines over 70 years old.
Farming practices: Lutte Raisonnée since 1994; Synthetic treatments only when necessary, no herbicides since 2003. Hand-harvested estate fruit.
Vinification: Wines ferment spontaneously in stainless-steel tanks following total destemming and a 4-5 day cold soak. Cuvaison lasts 3-4 weeks.
Aging: 15-18 months in 228-l old oak barrels. All wines rest on their fine lees until assemblage prior to bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal SO2.