Cote de Nuits Villages Old Vines Arnaud Chopin 2018 75cl

VOLNAY 1ER CRU SANTENOTS NICOLAS ROSSIGNOL 2015

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.

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.

GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU CLOS DES VAROILLES DOMAINE DES VAROILLES 2015 75CL

Gevrey-Chambertin is a French wine with a controlled designation of origin produced in part of the town of Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon, in Côte-d'Or. This is a Burgundy wine, on the Côte de Nuits.
The Varoilles estate is a historic house. It would be one of the oldest in Burgundy, as some climates were planted there before the 12th century. The Domaine des Varoilles owns 10 hectares of vineyards.

Domaine René Bouvier is a family home created in 1910 by the grandfather of Bernard Bouvier, current master on board with his wife. The farm counts 13 hectares in pinot noirand 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.

Gevrey Chambertin René Bouvier 2020 75cl

Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin

SAINT GEORGES NIGHTS AT THE BAS DE COMBE ARNAUD CHOPIN 2020 

Le Domaine Chopin and son is located in the small village of Comblanchien halfway between Beaune and Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy. The property is located at the extreme south of the Côte de Nuits. Arnaud Chopin and his brother, Today at the head of the family estate, have taken over from their father for a few years. They modernized the estate and did a lot of work on the vineyard and winemaking.

The vineyard Domaine Chopin and son extends over a little over 14 hectares of vines aged an average of 60 years. Most of the grapes come from the Pinot Noir grape variety. The wines produced are Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru appellations, Côtes de Nuits Village and Chambolle Musigny.

CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY OLD VINEYARDS 2019 RENE BOUVIER 

Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin