Nose

Wild strawberry, raspberry and blood-orange intermingle with red roses and an underlying scent of spicy nutmeg.

Palate

A fine herbal edge and savoury lavender notes from whole bunch inclusion bring additional lift while hinting at the forest undergrowth characters which will be further revealed with time. Fine grained tannins surrounding a flinty, crushed stone mineral core confirm the seriousness underneath all its prettiness. This wine instantly demands your attention and it seduces with its fragrance and tension, cleverly combining delicacy with structured, gentle power. A multi-layered elegant beauty just waiting to be discovered.

Growing Conditions

It is a microterroir where its sandy-loam soils consist of 3% clay, 90% sand and 7% silt across different levels. The first layer is rock-free down to 60 cm (20”) in depth. The second contains 30% large rounded stones with diameters up to 50 cm and a layer of more than 90% calcium carbonate. This parcel was completely covered by large-sized rocks that were removed prior to vineyard planting. The soils have very low water retention capacity.

- Varietal: Pinot Noir, clone 777, 115, 667 and R4/101-14M - rootstock.
- Year of plantation: 2009.
- Training system: VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning)
- Pruning: Double Guyot.
- Row orientation: Northwest - Southeast.
- Plantation density: 2 x 1 (5,000 plants/Ha) in the stonier part of the vineyard and 2 x 0.87 (5,747 Plants/Ha) in the rest.
- Irrigation: None.

Winemaking

- 15% whole bunches and 85% destemmed whole berries.
- Native Yeasts fermentation in 6000L French Oak foudre.
- Punching-down 3 times a day during fermentation.
- Post maceration on the skins.
- Racking into first and second use Burgundy barrels for natural malolactic fermentation and ageing for 12 months.
- Light filtration previous to bottling.

Aging

12 months.