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.
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 ...
Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Racine du Temps René Bouvier 2021 75cl
Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin
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 conducted in sustainable agriculture and is converted to organic farming, with tillage, disbudding, harvesting in green, harvest and manual sorting. In 2006, the estate has inaugurated a new winery of 1 200 m², the care given to winemaking and breeding making it a safe bet in the Burgundy.
When you ask Bernard Bouvier what a good wine is, he replies that "it is a wine that makes your mouth water, 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 combined with respect for the terroir defines the Bouvier touch: round and powerful wines with perfectly tamed tannins.
Beaune 1er cru Cras Joseph Drouhin 2020 75cl
Production region of the appellation: Beaune.
Location: The Beaune Premier Cru Cras extends to the northwest of Beaune, on the heights of the hill, with an east/southeast exposure.
History & traditions: The name “Cras” derives from the medieval word “crai”, referring to stony and limestone soil. The remains of the old quarries, now filled in, still bear witness to this history. The Beaune vineyard was noticed from the Gallic era, then developed by the Romans, who created certain "climates" delimited by walls and paths, which are still visible today.
Soil type: Clay-limestone.
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.
CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE BEZE GRAND CRU JOSEPH DROUHIN 2018
With 80 hectares, Domaine Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest in the region. It is distributed throughout Burgundy: Chablis (38 hectares), Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune (38,5 hectares), Côte Chalonnaise (3,5 hectares), and includes a majority of Grands Crus and Premiers Crus, planted with two Burgundy grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The Chambertin-Clos de Bèze vineyard is located north of the Côte de Nuits.
The monks of Bèze became owners of land in Gevrey in 630. They then founded this enclosure which they surrounded by walls. The area will never change...Only the walls have disappeared!
Chambertin Clos de Beze grand cru Joseph Drouhin 2020
With 80 hectares, Domaine Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest in the region. It is distributed throughout Burgundy: Chablis (38 hectares), Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune (38,5 hectares), Côte Chalonnaise (3,5 hectares), and includes a majority of Grands Crus and Premiers Crus, planted with two Burgundy grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The Chambertin-Clos de Bèze vineyard is located north of the Côte de Nuits.
The monks of Bèze became owners of land in Gevrey in 630. They then founded this enclosure which they surrounded by walls. The area will never change...Only the walls have disappeared!
Two brothers united by the same passion for wine, that is the very essence of this company. They take the liberty of going beyond the conventions of the appellation while preserving the unique identity of each of their terroirs. The brotherhood that binds the eight people working in this area reflects their commitment to sharing over a glass of Chablis, whether big or small...
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.
MARANGES 1ER CRU LES CLOS ROUSSOTS AURORE BACHELET 2020 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
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