Our village appellations
- Acreage 0.63 hectares.
- Age of the vines 40 years.
- Variety Pinot Noir.
- Soil – exposure Oobioclastic and gravelly limestone soils. Located above the “Clos Des Mouches” on a very sunny hillside.
- Cultivation “Guyot” pruning – reasoned viticulture.
- Harvesting Manual, with green harvesting and sorting if necessary.
- Vinification 100% destemmed; vatting for 15 to 20 days; aged for 10 months in barrels, a quarter of which are new.
- Average laying down time Between 3 and 10 years.
- Serving temperature Between 15 and 18 °C.
- Food and wine pairings Rabbit with mustard, risotto with girolle mushrooms, sautéed venison, grilled duck breast ……
- History of the locality A hermit called Saint-Désert lived in a place called Saint-Désiré in Beaune. He was murdered in his cell on 13 May 1619 and buried in the Cordeliers cemetery in Beaune.
Beaune Vieilles Vignes
- Age of the vines 40 years on average over 10 parcels.
- Variety Pinot Noir.
- Soil – exposure White limestone soil – south/south-east facing
- Cultivation “Guyot” pruning – reasoned viticulture.
- Harvesting Manual, with green harvesting and sorting if necessary.
- Vinification 100% destemmed; vatting for 15 to 20 days depending on the year. Aged for 12 months in barrels, with 20% new barrels
- Average laying down time Between 2 and 8 years
- Serving temperature Between 15 and 18°C.
Pommard Vieilles Vignes
- Acreage 0.209 hectares.
- Age of the vines 55 years on average over 11 parcels.
- Variety Pinot Noir.
- Soil – exposure Oobioclastic and gravelly limestone soils.
- Cultivation “Guyot” pruning – reasoned viticulture.
- Harvesting Manual, with green harvesting and sorting if necessary.
- Vinification 100% destemmed; vatting for 15 to 20 days depending on the year. Aged 10 months in barrels, a quarter of which are new barrels. This cuvée is an assembly from several Pommard parcels.
- Average laying down time Between 3 and 10 years.
- Serving temperature Between 15 and 18 °C.
- Food and wine pairings Coq au vin in red wine, boar stew, hare stew, beef bourguignon
Pommard «Les Noizons»
- Acreage 1.42 hectares.
- Age of the vines 40 years on average over 5 parcels.
- Variety Pinot Noir.
- Soil – exposure Oobioclastic and gravelly limestone soils – south/south-east facing.
- Cultivation “Guyot” pruning – reasoned viticulture.
- Harvesting Manual, with green harvesting and sorting if necessary.
- Vinification100% destemmed; vatting for 14 to 20 days. Aged 12 months in barrels, a quarter of which are new barrels.
- Average laying down time Between 5 and 12 years.
- Serving temperature Between 15 and 18 °C.
- Food and wine pairings Peppered rib of beef, leg of lamb, fattened hen with ceps, venison stew …
- History of the locality At one time, where the “Les Noizons” vineyards are well known today, “noyers” or walnut trees were present, hence the name “Les Noizons”.
Volnay Vieilles Vignes
- Age of the vines 55 years
- Variety Pinot Noir.
- Soil – exposure Clay-limestone; south/south-east facing.
- Cultivation “Guyot” pruning – reasoned viticulture.
- Harvesting Hand-picked; green harvesting, if needed; sorting, if necessary.
- Vinification 100% destemmed; 15 to 20 days in vats depending on the vintage; maturation in oak barrels for 14 months – 20% new barrels.
- Average laying down time 2 to 10 years.
- Serving temperature Between 15 and 18 °C.
- Food and wine pairings Grilled lamb, feathered game, roast beef, kidneys, veal in sauce, rabbit