The vine

• Plot /climat

  Les Chardannes, Les Combottes, Les Bas-Doix

• History

  Les Chardannes derives from "chardons" (thistles), once found in the area. In Les Combottes, the ground was originally hollow ("combotte" = small combe). Doix comes from the Old French word for "water conduit," which explains why the plot is perfectly drained.

• Soil

  Les Chardannes and Les Combottes have rather deep clay soils. In Bas-Doix, the soil is thinner and stonier, located upstream from a pond.

• Our plot(s)

  These plots are located at the bottom of the slope. Les Bas-Doix lie just below Les Amoureuses and Les Hauts-Doix, close to Clos Vougeot. Les Chardannes are further north of the village, below Bonnes Mares.

• Age of vines

  • Planting date Surface
  • 1968 2.47a
  • 1970 3.68a
  • 1992 4.70a
  • 1997 8.51a

The wine

• Description

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

• Taste

  The nose is expressive, showing crisp fruit with subtle wild notes. The mouth combines density, refined toasted nuances, and impressive length, revealing all the elegance of the terroir.

• Serving temperature

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

The vintage

• The mild Winter meant that vegetation growth started early; we began debudding mid-April and with fine sunny weather the vine developed and flourished gradually in good conditions. The Summer was very dry which accelerated the maturing process with a lower yield but a high aromatic concentration for the Pinot Noir grape; for the Chardonnay however, the conditions were satisfactory for both growth and maturity. The grape harvest commenced on 20 August. The red wines are deep, bright in colour, they reflect red fruit together with full and elegant tannins.