Parcel: Les Vignots

Average age of the vines: 50 years

Exposition and soil: The “Les Vignots” lieu-dit, located on the north side of the Pommard village at about 100 feet elevation. The soil is primarily rocky limestone with clay. The combination of rocky limestone soils and a steep, south-facing slope allows for exceptional airflow, late afternoon sun, and good water drainage.

Vinification: The grapes are brought to the winery where the fruit is cold-soaked for 48 hours, 80% being whole cluster. The tanks are allowed to warm up naturally, slowly beginning the process of fermentation. The wine undergoes pump-overs once a day and piégeage, or punch-downs, twice a day. All of our wines undergo a traditional non-inoculated natural fermentation. The wine is then pressed, post-fermentation, and aged in French oak, 50% new French oak, for 18 months.

Tasting notes: This is a special site located in a better known parcel in Pommard, which many claim to be of Premier Cru quality. The name “Vignots” is an old colloquial blend of vigne (vine) and hauts (high). The south-facing slopes allow for intense ripening and make for a distinct pinot noir with dark berry and earth notes, which in combination with the 18months of oak aging, makes for what we feel to be a classic Pommard. Wines from Les Vignots are know for their elegance and aromatics. The tannins are more approachable at an early stage and the complex flavors between theminerality, red fruits and oak aging will allow this wine to age 10-12 years.