VILLAGE: Beaune
APPELLATION: Beaune 1er Cru
VINEYARD BLOCK: "Les Avaux"
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir
VINEYARD: Situated west of the Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu) on the hillside in the Champs Pimonts facing due east.
TERROIR: Soils are clay and limestone with shallow rock substrata of between 0,60 m and 0,80 m. It has not been altered in any way, but does still contain fissures. The topsoil is brown and has lots of stones on the surface.
SIZE OF THE VINEYARD BLOCK: 0,50 ha
YEAR VINES WERE PLANTED: 1956
VITICULTURE: Organic
HARVEST: Handpicked in small baskets.
STYLE: A refined elegant wine with a beautiful aromatic expression of red berries in keeping with the harmonious tannins.
This wine can be kept for 8 to 12 years.
Details
Village
Beaune
Vineyard
Situated west of the Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu) on the hillside in the Champs Pimonts facing due east
Estate
0.50 ha
Grape Variety
100% Pinot Noir
Terroir
Soils are clay and limestone with shallow rock substrata of between 0,60 m and 0,80 m. It has not been altered in any way, but does still contain fissures. The topsoil is brown and has lots of stones on the surface.
Years Vines Were Planted
1956
Viticulture
Organic
Tasting Notes
A refined elegant wine with a beautiful aromatic expression of red berries in keeping with the harmonious tannins.
This wine can be kept for 8 to 12 years.