The vine

• Plot /climat

  Petits Noizons et Bas de Saussilles

• History

  Pommard, regarded as "the flower of the wines of Beaune" since the Middle Ages, has always been synonymous with powerful, aromatic wines with great aging potential. Les Petits Noizons are located upstream of the Premier Crus and rank among the finest "villages" of Pommard. The Lulune spring runs near Les Bas de Saussilles, right on the border between Pommard and Beaune.

• Soil

  Clay-silty soil with a red appearance due to the presence of iron oxide. A strong presence of dolomitic rock (limestone infused with magnesium and calcium). Most of the time, the blocks are broken down and have integrated into the marls and ferruginous clays, which are also characteristic of the Noizons soil.

• Our plot(s)

  Surface area: 1 hectare, located between 290 and 320 meters. East and south-east exposure, with a slope ranging from 3% to 10%.

• Age of vines

  • Planting date Surface
  • 1988 25.20a
  • 1997 25a
  • 2002 24.28a

The wine

• Description

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

• Taste

  The wine is dark red in colour and with an aroma of sweet red berries, mildly spiced; it is warm and round on the palate, with delicate tannic hints and long aftertaste.

• Serving temperature

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

The vintage

• After a very cold winter the vegetation growth started quickly as from end of march. The 28th-29th frost had luckily not too much effect on our vines. They started to bloom beginning of june. Alternating cool and very hot spells in july and august made it difficult to decide the right tile for harvest. Finally we started on the 4th of September. Little sortation was necessary because of the quality of the grapes. After fermentation, the wines had a deep shiny shade and very fine red fruit aromas slightly jammy. In mouth the wine is dense , rich and elegant.