Santenay 1er Cru

Santenay 1er Cru

Clos de Tavannes

Dégustation

  • Tasting Notes: This is our most complete Santenay Premier Cru, but it will take a little longer than the others to open up. On the nose, aromas of ripe red fruit mingle with spices and roasted notes. The palate is powerful and fruity, with a certain minerality that tightens the wine on the finish. Ageing potential: 8-10 years.
  • Production: approximately 4,000 bottles per year.

Terroir

  • Area: 0.76 hectares
  • Location: One of the finest terroirs in Santenay, extending from Les Gravières, very close to the Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru ‘Morgeot’. This is a blend from two plots (two-thirds old vines and one-third younger vines).
  • Orientation: south
  • Grape variety: Pinot Noir
  • Age: 70 years and 40 years
  • 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 casks.
  • Ageing: 100% in casks, 20% of which are new, for 12 months. The wine is then blended in stainless steel vats and bottled after light filtration after 18 months.