The vine

• Plot /climat

  Noizons and Petit Noizons

• History

  Since the middle ages Pommard has been considered as the most reputable of the Beaune district wines; the surface area is 320ha and wines are rich, aromatic and may be kept for many years. "Noizons" area is a land originally planted with walnut trees.

• Soil

  Brown limestone, stony, reddish with some ferrous oxide.

• Our plot(s)

  1ha 84a, planted between 1924 and 1997.

The wine

• Description

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

• Taste

  The wine is dark red in colour and with an aroma of sweet red berries, mildly spiced; it is warm and round on the palate, with delicate tannic hints and long aftertaste.

• Serving temperature

  15/16°C. It is recommended to decant recent vintages so as to enhance the aroma.

The vintage

• The mild Winter meant that vegetation growth started early; we began debudding mid-April and with fine sunny weather the vine developed and flourished gradually in good conditions. The Summer was very dry which accelerated the maturing process with a lower yield but a high aromatic concentration for the Pinot Noir grape; for the Chardonnay however, the conditions were satisfactory for both growth and maturity. The grape harvest commenced on 20 August. The red wines are deep, bright in colour, they reflect red fruit together with full and elegant tannins.