Burgundy Pinot Noir Frédéric Leprince 2022 75CL
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 ...
Maranges Village Aurora Bachelet 2021 75cl
Varietal: Pinot Noir
It is on the heights of Santenay, south of the Côte de Beaune, that the Aurore estate resides. Its cellars and its winery are at the foot of the Three Crosses in a true haven of peace.
A vineyard border adjoins this authentic and historic Burgundian property.
After graduating from a business school and enriched by international discoveries, Aurore decided to return to her Burgundian roots.
After training in viticulture and oenology, she trained for 5 years alongside her father, Vincent. At the same time, it strives to develop its own domain.
Manual harvesting, 40% whole grapes, Pre-fermentation cold vatting, Fermentation 15 days in vats,Pregular manual irrigation and watering,dcuring then pressing,aged in oak barrels for 18 months
Morey-Saint-Denis En la Rue de Vergy René Bouvier 2020 75cl
Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin
Nestled at the top of the hillside, just above the famous Grand Cru Clos de Tart, the terroir of Morey-Saint-Denis En la Rue de Vergy is characterized by the dominant presence of limestone. The vines, 45 years old, extend over an area of 0,50 hectares. In this privileged place, the wine acquires a unique aerial dimension, standing out in the panorama of wines in the town. In the mouth, it offers a consistent texture with controlled energy, leading to a finish that is always fresh and dynamic.
The René Bouvier estate is a family house created in 1910 by the grandfather of Bernard Bouvier, current master on board with his wife. The farm covers 13 hectares in pinot noir and 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 managed in sustainable agriculture and is the subject of a conversion to organic farming, with tillage, disbudding, green harvesting, harvesting and manual sorting. In 2006, the estate inaugurated a new 1 m² vat room, the care taken in vinification and aging making it a sure value in the Burgundy .
When we ask Bernard Bouvier what a good wine is, he replies that "it's a wine that makes you salivate, 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 associated with respect for the terroir defines the Bouvier touch: round and powerful wines with perfectly tamed tannins.
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.
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.
Burgundy Irancy Maison de la Chapelle 2022
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
An elegant and gourmet Pinot Noir with great flexibility.
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN HEART OF ROY BERNARD DUGAT-PY 2018
Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin
Family of winegrowers in the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation since the beginning of the 17th century. Bernard Dugat and his 13th generation son Loïc perpetuate the unique know-how of working the vines and making wines thanks to the experience acquired over 4 centuries.
Varietal 100% Pinot noir
Age of parcels 50 to 99 years including 1 plot planted in 1910
Clay-limestone geology
Annual production 4500 to 5100 bottles
Treatment of the vine only with biological preparations from 1999
Traditional vinification
Aging 16 to 18 months in oak barrels, 80% new
Unfiltered wine
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.
ALOXE CORTON LES COMBES DOMAINE JEAN BAPTISTE BOUDIER 2018
Winegrower in PERNAND VERGELESSES.
This winegrower settled in PERNAND VERGELESSES in 2015. He cut his teeth in very large châteaux in the Bordeaux vineyards as well as in Châteauneuf du Pape.
Aloxe-Corton is an appellation which is located on the vineyard of the Côte de Beaune, this commune is the border with the Côte de Nuits marked by the famous Montagne de Corton.
This appellation is on a terroir of nearly 120 hectares giving rise to great pinot noir and chardonnay.
The pinot noir is the master of this appellation against the Chardonnay grape variety.
GEVREY CHAMBERTIN PREMIER CRU LAVAUX SAINT JACQUES BERNARD DUGAT-PY 2018
Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin
100% Pinot Noir
Family of winegrowers in the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation since the beginning of the 17th century. Bernard Dugat and his 13th generation son Loïc perpetuate the unique know-how of working the vines and making wines thanks to the experience acquired over 4 centuries.
Thirteen generations of winemakers and winemakers accumulating incomparable know-how
- A massive selection of old Pinots Noirs
- An incessant work on plots mostly consisting of Very Old Vines
(65 years of average) and the use of biological preparations modeled the Style of Domaine Dugat-Py.
After 6 to 8 years of minimum aging, you will rediscover the colorful, powerful, fleshy wines with a lot of elegance which have made the prestige and fame of the Grands Vins de Bourgogne.
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