Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

Sur le Sentier du Clou

Dégustation

  • Tasting notes: Although St-Aubin is better known today for its white wines, the appellation produces some very good Pinot Noirs: the nose develops lovely fruitiness (cherry, strawberry, blackcurrant), and the deliciousness continues on the palate, where the tannic structure supports the wine without dominating it. This is a fairly indulgent wine that is relatively easy to drink young. Ageing potential: 7-9 years.
  • Production: around 4,000 bottles per year.

Terroir

  • Area: 0.63 hectares
  • Location: A combination of several plots ideally located on the hillside near the village.
  • Orientation: South
  • Grape variety: Pinot Noir
  • Age: 45 years old
  • Soil: Clay-limestone

Viticulture

  • Cultivation method: Sustainable, without herbicides or insecticides.
  • Harvesting: Manual
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Vinification

  • Vinification: The grapes arrive in crates at the winery where they are sorted and then 100% destemmed. They are then placed in cold concrete vats (below 10°C), where cold pre-fermentation maceration begins and lasts for about a week. When the temperature rises, alcoholic fermentation begins; colour and fruit are extracted through pumping over and gentle punching down. After three weeks, the wine is transferred to barrels.
  • Ageing: 100% in barrels, 15% of new, for 12 months. The wine is then blended in stainless steel vats and bottled after light filtration after 18 months.