Chambolle musigny les forties ouvrées domain of the convent 2020 75cl

VOLNAY DOMAINE NICOLAS ROSSIGNOL 2019

Winegrower in Volnay

 Nicolas Rossignol was born in 1974 and represents the 5 generation of vine growers on the terroirs of Volnay. After a technical training acquired at the Viticultural High School of Beaune between 1989 and 1994, he put into practice his knowledge acquired during various internships like the Domaine JOSEPH VOILLOT in Volnay or the Domaine du VIEUX TELEGRAPHE in Chateauneuf du Pape, and began vinification on the family estate ROSSIGNOL JEANNIARD.

Anxious to master other techniques of cultivation and breeding, he went to win in South Africa Domaine BOSCHENDAL in 1995 and Bordeaux in Château LA CARDONNE governed by Château LAFITE ROTHSCHILD. It was not long before he created his own estate in 1997 with a surface of 3 Hectares distributed in the communes of VOLNAY, POMMARD, BEAUNE, ALOXE CORTON and PERNAND VERGELESSES, while continuing the vinification and marketing of the wines of Domaine Familial ROSSIGNOL JEANNIARD

In 1998, it is 1Ha 50 extra with applellations like Pommard 1er vintage Jarolières and Chanlins Volnay 1er vintage Fremiets and Santenots that come to enlarge the field. From 2005 a new town is entering the range Savigny-les-Beaune with a village and two 1er raw whose Savigny 1er Cru Lavières et Fourneaux and a Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roy.
It was also at this time that the decision was made to create a business to unify the two domains at the commercial level, this is how all the wines are now marketed under the label NICOLAS ROSSIGNOL

The Domain NICOLAS ROSSIGNOL currently operates 6 ha 25 which gives a total area of ​​exploitation areas of nearly 16 ha.

Echezeaux Grand Cru Joseph Drouhin 2020 75CL

Production region of the appellation: Flagey-Echezeaux.

Location: Nestled between the famous Clos de Vougeot and Musigny vineyards, this terroir enjoys a prestigious reputation.

History & traditions: The name Flagey-Echezeaux finds its origin in the word “chezal” (“chezeaux” in the plural), which formerly designated a small hamlet. Formerly pronounced "Echeuzaux", this name retains a tradition today, despite the acute accent added in the 20th century. Before being a vineyard, this place housed buildings belonging to a major agricultural estate, operated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Vivant.

Soil type: Clay-limestone. The land, slightly sloping and facing east, offers ideal conditions for growing vines.

Beaujolais-Villages Perdrix Rouge Alexis de Benoist 2010 75cl

Varietal: Gamay Noir

Originally from Champagne, Alexis de Benoist settled in 2010 as an artisan winemaker in the family property to reinstate the culture of the vine, interrupted for a century, and reconnect with its history. Since then, the family has regained its title of winemaker.

Today, he cultivates 9,5 hectares of vines spread over two wine regions: the Mâconnais and the Beaujolais.

The intention is to harmonize the grape variety and its terroir to obtain wines with character. Anxious to preserve the environment and the quality of his wines, Alexis de Benoist has chosen to focus his efforts on the vine, favoring traditional agriculture and farming methods linked to observation.

In this 30 to 80 year old vineyard, the harvest is done by hand. The grapes are thus harvested healthy, at maturity and remain intact on arrival at the vat room for vinification in whole bunches.

The choice of traditional vinification and aging aims to preserve the freshness of the fruit, while retaining structure, in order to produce an expressive, balanced and delicate wine for laying down.

Yield / 45 hl/ha
Harvest / Sorting the harvest in the vineyard with the pickers
Vinification / Between 5 and 10 days of maceration in vats, followed by fermentation between 24 and 28°C
Aging period / 6 months in vats

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.

Originally from Champagne, Alexis de Benoist settled in 2010 as an artisan winemaker in the family property to reinstate the culture of the vine, interrupted for a century, and reconnect with its history. Since then, the family has regained its title of winemaker.

Today, he cultivates 9,5 hectares of vines spread over two wine regions: the Mâconnais and the Beaujolais.

The intention is to harmonize the grape variety and its terroir to obtain wines with character. Anxious to preserve the environment and the quality of his wines, Alexis de Benoist has chosen to focus his efforts on the vine, favoring traditional agriculture and farming methods linked to observation.

In this 30 to 80 year old vineyard, the harvest is done by hand. The grapes are thus harvested healthy, at maturity and remain intact on arrival at the vat room for vinification in whole bunches.

The choice of traditional vinification and aging aims to preserve the freshness of the fruit, while retaining structure, in order to produce an expressive, balanced and delicate wine for laying down.

Yield / 45 hl/ha
Harvest / Sorting the harvest in the vineyard with the pickers
Vinification / Between 10 and 15 days of maceration in vats, followed by fermentation between 24 and 28°C
Aging period / 1 year of which 30% aged in old barrels and the rest in vats

Burgundy Irancy les Batardes 2022 Maison de la Chapelle Magnum

Winemaker  The Chapel-Vaupeloteigne 

Delphine is Burgundian and comes from a family of winegrowers. His professional life has always been linked to the great Houses of Burgundy.
Grégory is also from Burgundy. A graduate in oenology, he learned the trade alongside Nadine Gublin, winemaker at the Jacques Prieur estate, and Jean-Pierre de Smet at the Arlot estate. In 2001, he moved to Bordeaux to vinify at Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, a Grand Cru Classé from Graves. Then it is the meeting with the consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt that he assists until 2004. Then, he becomes technical director of Michel Chapoutier and general manager of Ferraton Père & Fils. Since 2011, he has been technical director of Domaine Laroche in Chablis and has been following Quinta Do Monte d'Oiro in Portugal as a consultant since 2006.

The appellation covers 300 hectares of which around 180 are planted with vines, located a few kilometers from Chablis

The Bastards, facing West-North, is rather cool. The aromas are expressed on red fruits and intense notes of Madagascar pepper, typical imprint of the minerality of this terroir. The whole gives the wine its sliced ​​and chiseled character.

Pinot Noir grape variety


A fresh and light Pinot Noir Burgundy.

The estate was born from the association of Pascal Brunier and his wife Christine Bonheur.
Pascal Prunier created the estate in 1983 in the town of Auxey-Duresses, it is now based in Meursault. This estate  operates eight hectares of vines on the Côte de Beaune.These wines vinified and matured for the most part in barrels, the essence of his work is to favor the vine in order to offer us great chardonnay and pinot noir.  

Pascal Prunier-Bonheur leads his vineyard in reasoned control this domain offers us 17 appellations on plots all located in Beaune Coast.   

BOURGOGNE IRANCY LES BATARDES 2019 HOUSE OF THE CHAPEL  

Winemaker  The Chapel-Vaupeloteigne 

Delphine is Burgundian and comes from a family of winegrowers. His professional life has always been linked to the great Houses of Burgundy.
Grégory is also from Burgundy. A graduate in oenology, he learned the trade alongside Nadine Gublin, winemaker at the Jacques Prieur estate, and Jean-Pierre de Smet at the Arlot estate. In 2001, he moved to Bordeaux to vinify at Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, a Grand Cru Classé from Graves. Then it is the meeting with the consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt that he assists until 2004. Then, he becomes technical director of Michel Chapoutier and general manager of Ferraton Père & Fils. Since 2011, he has been technical director of Domaine Laroche in Chablis and has been following Quinta Do Monte d'Oiro in Portugal as a consultant since 2006.

The appellation covers 300 hectares of which around 180 are planted with vines, located a few kilometers from Chablis

The Bastards, facing West-North, is rather cool. The aromas are expressed on red fruits and intense notes of Madagascar pepper, typical imprint of the minerality of this terroir. The whole gives the wine its sliced ​​and chiseled character.