The vine

• Plot /climat

  Champs Goudins and Le Pré de la Folie

• History

  In old French vernacular, goudin or gaudin meant woods and these woods may have consisted in leafy species of trees such as referred to in Le Pré de la Folie because the word "fou" for a long time was the name for the beech-tree.

• Soil

  The land at the foot of the slope consists in a deep layer of clay and alluvium on a limestone sub-stratum.

• Our plot(s)

  18a47ca and 5a82ca planted in 1962 and 1973 respectively.

The wine

• Description

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

• Taste

  On the nose there is a delicate, fruity aroma of small red berries and morello cherries; it is elegant and refined in the mouth with a smooth and prolonged finish.

• Serving temperature

  15/16°C. Recent vintages may be decanted 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.