Burgundy Pinot Noir Frédéric Leprince 2022 Magnum
After a scientific training in biology, his winegrowing history begins with the chance of encounters, according to the internships and the various jobs he has held. Frédéric LEPRINCE knew that one day he would have a business of his own, but first he had to learn, discover, observe and do.
For about twenty years, he discovered all the facets of the profession. Vineyard work in Beaujolais vintages, the art of Bordeaux blend, purchase of grapes and vinification from great terroirs in Burgundy ... all these moments will be decisive in that each will bring their stone to their House, step by step.
Still marked by their spirit and their know-how, here are some decisive meetings of its first life.
Frédéric LEPRINCE settled for ten years in Nantoux, a small wine-growing village in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, where he had the chance to buy an old farmhouse, a heritage witness to a time not so distant 'we lived in near autarky in the heights. A barn transformed into a cellar, a cool cellar which was no doubt used to store vegetables, an old bread oven that warms the body and provides a little comfort after a hard day of harvesting ...
Bonnes Mares Joseph Drouhin 2021 75CL
With 80 hectares, Domaine Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest in the region. It is distributed throughout Burgundy: Chablis (38 hectares), Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune (38,5 hectares), Côte Chalonnaise (3,5 hectares), and includes a majority of Grands Crus and Premiers Crus, planted with two Burgundy grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Between Chambertin and Musigny, and yet less known. The vineyard extends over two communes: Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny. The plot owned by Joseph Drouhin is located in Chambolle-Musigny.
Vosne romanée 2021 René Bouvier 75cl
Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin
Domaine René Bouvier is a family home created in 1910 by the grandfather of Bernard Bouvier, current master on board with his wife. The farm counts 13 hectares in pinot noirand 4 in chardonnay for a total of 18 appellations in Burgundy, Côtes-de-Nuits-Villages, Fixin, Marsannay et Gevrey-Chambertin, including Premiers and Grands Crus.
The vineyard is conducted in sustainable agriculture and is converted to organic farming, with tillage, disbudding, harvesting in green, harvest and manual sorting. In 2006, the estate has inaugurated a new winery of 1 200 m², the care given to winemaking and breeding making it a safe bet in the Burgundy.
When you ask Bernard Bouvier what a good wine is, he replies that "it is a wine that makes your mouth water, that makes you want to finish the bottle you have uncorked". Far from marketing, he prefers to evoke the expression of vintages and terroirs, and rejects a certain standardization of wines. This search for quality combined with respect for the terroir defines the Bouvier touch: round and powerful wines with perfectly tamed tannins.
Chambertin Clos de Beze grand cru Joseph Drouhin 2020
With 80 hectares, Domaine Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest in the region. It is distributed throughout Burgundy: Chablis (38 hectares), Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune (38,5 hectares), Côte Chalonnaise (3,5 hectares), and includes a majority of Grands Crus and Premiers Crus, planted with two Burgundy grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The Chambertin-Clos de Bèze vineyard is located north of the Côte de Nuits.
The monks of Bèze became owners of land in Gevrey in 630. They then founded this enclosure which they surrounded by walls. The area will never change...Only the walls have disappeared!
Domaine René Bouvier is a family home created in 1910 by the grandfather of Bernard Bouvier, current master on board with his wife. The farm counts 13 hectares in pinot noirand 4 in chardonnay for a total of 18 appellations in Burgundy, Côtes-de-Nuits-Villages, Fixin, Marsannay et Gevrey-Chambertin, including Premiers and Grands Crus.
The vineyard is conducted in sustainable agriculture and is converted to organic farming, with tillage, disbudding, harvesting in green, harvest and manual sorting. In 2006, the estate has inaugurated a new winery of 1 200 m², the care given to winemaking and breeding making it a safe bet in the Burgundy.
When you ask Bernard Bouvier what a good wine is, he replies that "it is a wine that makes your mouth water, that makes you want to finish the bottle you have uncorked". Far from marketing, he prefers to evoke the expression of vintages and terroirs, and rejects a certain standardization of wines. This search for quality combined with respect for the terroir defines the Bouvier touch: round and powerful wines with perfectly tamed tannins.
Vinified according to the vintage with 50% whole bunches, aging lasts about 12 months in barrels and 6 months in vats.GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU CLOS DES VAROILLES DOMAINE DES VAROILLES 2015 75CL
Gevrey-Chambertin is a French wine with a controlled designation of origin produced in part of the town of Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon, in Côte-d'Or. This is a Burgundy wine, on the Côte de Nuits.
The Varoilles estate is a historic house. It would be one of the oldest in Burgundy, as some climates were planted there before the 12th century. The Domaine des Varoilles owns 10 hectares of vineyards.
Beaune 1er cru Clos des Mouches Joseph Drouhin 2021 Magnum
Winegrower in Beaune
At the southern end of the Beaune appellation area, next to Pommard. A mid-slope plot, gently sloping, facing east / southeast. 14 hectares, the largest plot of this vintage, divided equally between red and white.
The name comes from the fact that this sunny enclosure was home to beehives, and bees were formerly called "honey flies". This is one of the first acquired by Maurice Drouhin (the son of the founder) during the 1920 years. With great determination, he managed to buy 41 different parcels at 8 different owners. The Clos des Mouches is planted in red and white, in equal parts, it gives one of the mythical wines of the House.
A clay and limestone ground. In the upper part: stony ground. In the heart of the closed: rock marno-limestone. This light soil allows an evolution of the wines towards a great finesse.
Estate Area: 6,82 ha.
Average age of the vines: 45 years.
COTE DE NUITS VILLAGES OLD VINES ARNAUD CHOPIN 2018
VOSNE ROMANEE THE BARS DOMAINE DU CONVENT 2020 75CL
Philippe CHRON.
The Domaine du Couvent presents itself as a family property led by Philippe Chéron and installed in the former convent of Gevrey-Chambertin. This 10 hectare vineyard extends over exceptional terroirs exclusively on the Côte de Nuits. Its vineyard forms a mosaic of plots mainly spread over the communes of Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny and Vougeot; but also in Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Marsannay la Côte.
Set of plots located on the climat les Barreaux for a total area of 71 ares.This climat from the top of the village overlooks the Richebourg and is framed by the Cros Parantoux, Petits Monts and Brulées premier crus. This current vineyard is the result of 15 planting campaigns from 1929 to 1977; and therefore presents a very diversified plant material with an average age of over 50 years. The planting density is 12000 vines per hectare, allowing an average yield of 40 hl/ha.
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