The vine

• Plot /climat

  Clos des Mouches (total surface area 25ha 18a).

• History

  In medieval French, « les mouches » meant bees. The south east facing slope takes a lot of sun that attracts flowers and bees.

• Soil

  Clay and limestone, stony and well drained.

• Our plot(s)

  34a planted in 1986 at the altitude of 250/270m.

• Age of vines

  • Planting date Surface
  • 1986 34a

The wine

• Description

  100% Chardonnay from handpicked grapes; vinified and raised in oak casks.

• Taste

  The aroma is very delicate combining citrus and other fresh fruit; it is both mineral and richly rounded on the palate with a long aftertaste. The fineness of the fragrance is unveiled when aging with some elegant tertiary aromas combining with the fruit.

• Serving temperature

  12/14°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.

The vintage

• All's well that ends well... more or less. After an unusual winter- the hottest since 1900 for the period December/february- the early budding stage took place mid-april. « Black frost » on the night 26/27th of april damaged many young buds; our Beaune Longbois is particularly hurt. Wet spring conditions were followed by return of sunny conditions mid-june during flower . The maturing process was irregular because of extreme weather conditions. The grape harvest started on 23 September with Pinot noir. Pure and vivacious in the mouth, citrus notes. Getting round and elegant after raising in cask.