100% Pinot Noir.
Color: shiny ruby red.
Nose: intense, with bright aromas of blackcurrants, red currants and blackberries.
Mouth: rich and well-balanced wine with a beautiful length and very fine tannins.
This wine is particularly good with lamb and game birds. It also goes very well with mature soft cheeses, especially regional specialities such as Époisses, Langres or Cîteaux.
To enjoy best its complex aromas, serve ideally between 16° and 17°C / 61-63°F.
This wine can be kept for 10 to 15 years provided good storage conditions.
The Beaune "village" appellation spans approximately 410 ha, with 77% classified as Premier Cru. Located on the eastern slopes of the Montagne de Beaune, this vineyard is renowned for its high-quality red wines, celebrated since the Middle Ages.
The Premier Cru "Les Cent Vignes" covers 10 ha north of Beaune. Its limestone soil, rich in clay and covered with silt, retains water effectively, enhancing the full-bodied structure and aromatic intensity of the wines. The name "Les Cent Vignes" originates from "Sanvigne," an ancient Roman village. Over time, the name's origin was forgotten, and the vine-planted area was renamed to avoid confusion with the term "sans vignes" ("without vines").
Grapes were hand-picked and carefully sorted out. They were fully destemmed and vated for a long fermentation period (3 weeks). Color, tannins and aromas are carefully extracted using more punch-downs than pump-overs, in order to get the best from the terroir.
Finally, the wine aged for 16 months in oak barrels using 40% new oak to highlight its richness and soften its powerful tannins.
Defying all weather forecasts, capricious Mother Nature never let up. After a long winter, a gloomy spring and a fine providential summer, for the most part, the pickers had to wait until the start of October to take up their secateurs.
The consequences of the weather’s whims – such as shatter and millerandage, hail damage, concentration and disease – all had an impact on the quantities harvested. Across the region, no winegrowing area was spared. Some had very low yields with volumes equal or even less than those recorded in 2012.
Fortunately, the first tastings suggest that 2013 is a very successful vintage. Once again, experience made all the difference.
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