The vine

• Plot /climat

  Champs Goudins and Le Pré de la Folie

• History

  In Old French, the adjective "gaudin" means "of the woods". These woods may have been deciduous trees, possibly alluded to by Le Pré de la Folie, as "Fou" (fool) was once used to refer to the beech tree.

• Soil

  The plot has deep clay-silt soil. It is a poorly draining area, so residual water can be an issue in heavy rain. The limestone sublayer lies deep below the surface.

• Our plot(s)

  Surface area: 24 ares. The plot is located at the bottom of the slope.

• Age of vines

  • Planting date Surface
  • 1973 24.29a

The wine

• Description

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

• Taste

  A delicately fruity nose evokes small red berries, morello cherry, and violet. The mouth is refined and delicate, with deep tannins, crisp fruit, and a finish that shows great delicacy.

• Serving temperature

  15/16°C. Recent vintages may be decanted to enhance the aroma.

The vintage

• 2023 - An year of plenitude. The 2023 spring weather was unsettled, with many storms that fortunately did not have damage on the vineyards. Thanks to a high rainfall in August, grapes were numerous and juicy. We feared that achieving perfect maturity would be a challenge because of the high volume of grapes, but the fruits finished ripening and the aromas concentrated extremely fast thanks to an unexpected heatwave that hit us at the beginning of September. It is also around that time that harvest started (on the 5th of September). Yeast did transform sugar into alcohol at a relatively slow pace, alcoholic fermentation finished in December. While tasting, we get a dominance of fruit driven aromas and a gourmet, elegant vintage. We note that 2023 is more refined than 2020 vintage for both reds and whites. What a blessed vintage!