The vine

• Plot /climat

  Clos des Mouches (total surface area: 25ha 18a).

• History

  This mid-slope climat is exposed to the sun throughout the day. In the past, it was more populated with flowers and bushes than vines. Bees particularly loved this area. In medieval French, "mouches" actually referred to bees ("abeilles" in French). Should this wine be called "Clos des Abeilles"? Maurice Drouhin, in the post-war period, created a vast vineyard on the Clos des Mouches for his eponymous wine house and played a major role in the fame of this climat.

• Soil

  The soil pit we dug during the replanting in 2023 revealed that there was once an old quarry here. The stones from this quarry were used to build Beaune. The clay-limestone soil remains very stony.

• Our plot(s)

  Surface area: 58 ares. Located between 250 and 300 meters. South / south-east exposure, at the foot of the Montagne de Saint Désiré, on the edge of the Pommard Premier Cru vineyards. The slope ranges from 5% to 15%.

• Age of vines

  • Planting date Surface
  • 1958 28.30a
  • 1968 15.03a
  • 1986 30.05a

The wine

• Description

  100% Pinot Noir from handpicked grapes; raised in oak casks.

• Taste

  The grapes from the two different altitudes balance to give a round and elegant wine with an aroma of ripe red berries, full-bodied and velvety on the palate.

• Serving temperature

  15/16°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.

The vintage

• At last ! Following several vintages hit by serious hailstorms (2012,13,14) 2015 started with mild, dull but early march faire conditions. Several dry and sunny periods and rainfalls at the right time accompanied paced the development of vegetation ; hot summer, the grapes were ripe and sound by the 1st of september for a great harvest. The wines are dark and shiny in coulour with very fine aromas of red fruit slightly candied. The taste is intense and of an exceptional finesse.