100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: Deep ruby colour.
Bouquet: Nose of red and black fruits, especially red cherries with toasted hints of coffee and spices.
Palate: Full attack good structure. Aromas of raspberry, candied fruits and spices. Present ripe tannins. Full mouth with good length of red cherries.
Will be perfect with a warm Mont d’Or cheese and Morteau sausage, feathered game, steak tartare, guinea fowl with a turnip bake, pan-fried Brussels sprouts with bacon or a tender piece of Tome cheese from Savoie.
Drink ideally at a temperature of 14 to 16°C. (57-60°F.).
In good storage conditions it will age patiently for 8 to 10 years.
The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. 100% of the grapes were de-stemmed. Vinification of 20 days in thermos regular tanks. Cold maceration for 6 days at 8°C. (46°F.). Nine days of fermentation with punching twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 30°C. (86°F.). Ageing in Burgundian oak barrels of 228 litres for 12 to 15 months and with 30% new oak barrels.