About the vintage : A word to define the 2021 vintage: challenging!
After a very beautiful month of March, the black frost of April will have destroyed between 50 and 70% of the harvest. The temperatures fell down to -8°C which impacted the buds. The recovery of vegetation was very rapid, leading to a lot of work in the vineyard. Unfortunately, the summer of 2021 was rainy with a significant risk of diseases such as powdery mildew and downy mildew. During the harvest, we carried out a rigorous sorting process in both the vineyard and the winery to ensure that the grapes were of high quality. Overall, we have balanced wines, light with a fine and fresh frame. The farms are shorter to maintain balance. Bottling is therefore earlier. We have nevertheless maintained respect for the terroir. The reds have a very light color compared to previous vintages.
These are more classic profiles of the Pinot Noir from Burgundy
The soil : The plot is called Chat Blanc, it is located on a silty clay with an average age of vines 40 years for an area of 1Ha.
The cultivation method : The vines are managed in organic farming. Mechanical tillage. They are cut in simple guyot with long chopsticks and disbudded every other eye, thus the clusters end up beautiful and airy.
Winemaking : Traditional vinification of white Burgundy wines. No inputs used, alcoholic fermentation initiated by a bottom of the vat, sulfitage after malolactic fermentation and adaptation of sulfitage, if necessary, every 5 weeks.
Aging : 18 months of breeding on lees including 12 months under wood (70% in Burgundy and 30% in 2014) and 6 months in stainless steel tanks
