100% Pinot Noir from the freshest vintages selected to express the fruit of the vine variety and the potent expression of the Bouzy region, while preserving its finesse and keeping it light.
The vintage
Assembly of the year and grape variety. The amount of assembled wine is twice the volume bottled, the remaining part is kept in tanks as a base to assemble the next. Thus in time, you will find the "homemade taste" perfectly reproduced that characterizes this wine.
Location
Grand Cru from terroirs of Bouzy, Ambonnay et Louvois.
Terroir
Bouzy is a village of Grande Montagne de Reims, especially of the "Côte des Noirs (Coast of Blacks)" because stronghold of Pinot Noir.
On its slopes, vine grows on soils constituted of fragments of millstones, pebbles and sand mixed with clays of decalcification of millstones, resulting of runoff. Silts of the plate cover with a fertile coat the tops of hills, and old alluvium formed of sand, gravel and chalk pebbles.
It is well suited to the Champagne wine.
In the vineyard
Vines grown on the principle of sustainable viticulture, using organic fertilizers, natural weed and other techniques to preserve the best of nature.
The old vines are no longer torn but maintained by inter-planting to preserve the diversity of genetic potential.
Vinification
Winemaking : Picked by hand, with selective screening on the bunch. 100% Pinot Noir for the typical expression of the grape variety on this specific terroir.
Aged in vats and bottles about 5 years.
Dosage: 6 grams per litre.
Pairing: Perfect to accompany a meal, for instance roast beef or wild poultry. Excellent with spicy food, especially asian and indian cuisine.