Bouquet: Nice nose showing spicy, liquorice notes and small red and black berries aromas.
Palate: A nice roundness in the mouth, together with delicious red fruits flavours, such as cherry.
100% Pinot Noir.
Perfect with grilled or roast red meats, game birds and semi-strong cheeses.
Serve ideally at a temperature of 15 to 16°C. (60°F.).
Can be kept 5 to 8 years in good storage conditions.
As their name suggests, these vineyards lie on higher elevations, to the west of the Côte de Beaune.
They spread across 926 acres in Côte d’Or and 370 acres in the Saône et Loire region, at altitudes ranging from 340 to 450 meters above sea level.
Vines grow on clay-limestone soils with some marl formations and slopes covered with limestone scree.
Vinification in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks followed by maturing in barrels for 8 months, 15% new oak.