Charmes Chambertin Grand cru

It will gladly accompany a seven-hour lamb, a Rossini tournedos, a roasted pig in gravy and its vegetable wok, a duck confit and its potatoes, a époisses.

An integral part of the constellation of grands crus around Chambertin, the Charmes-Chambertin plot that we vinify is located in the locality of Mazoyères-Chambertin, just on the edge of Latricières-Chambertin. It is therefore in the noble part of the cru that the 0.40 ha of 60-year-old vines are located. The soils are made up of fine gravel on the surface mixed with clay on a firm limestone substrate that provides power and persistence.

The aging lasts 18 months with 30% new barrels.

Vinified according to the vintages with 50% whole bunches.

For more than 20 years, working the soil while respecting biodiversity has been one of our priorities. For us, respect for microbial life, auxiliary fauna and the quality of plant material (mass selection) are the major levers of our philosophy. First of all, beautiful grapes, they are perfectly ripe grapes. Tasting the standing berries determines the best harvest date for each plot. The choice of this date is very important: it will give us 80% of the style of the wine. Our goal is to obtain perfect maturity in order to have silky and delicate tannins on the reds and to retain the freshness of the fruit on the whites to keep energy and balance. We are looking for that, to capturewhat the grape gives naturally without forcing the potential of the terroir and the vintage. To respond to this philosophy of respect for the vine, we carry out little extraction and work mainly on the infusion, so that the balance and vibration are slowly put in place, day after day during maceration.