Whereas cras, chaille or cailleret in
Vines have been planted here since Gallo-Roman days. The town’s vines are mentioned in the oldest description of
Technical sheet
The appellation
Our small parcel of Les Grèves, planted in 1978, covers the central part of the hillside overlooking Beaune, at an altitude of 250 m. The name Les Grèves comes from the Latin for gravel, as the soil is highly calcareous here, ideal for the delicacy of the noblest of Beaune’s Premier Cru.
The vine
Beaune Grèves
Surface: 0.3275 ha
Geographical situation: parcel on steepish slope.
Exposure: East
Plantings: 1978/1979
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Soil and subsoil: highly calcareous soil. Pure silt..
Planting density: 10 000 vines/ha
Rootstock: massal selection only.
Organic agriculture. Received official approval Ecocert in 2000.
Biodynamics:2001.
Pruning: Guyot
Vineyard news: Earthing-up of the vines in winter. Spraying of nettle and rhubarb, horsetail, yarrow, tansy, comfrey tea during each treatment. Biodynamic preparations 500 and 501 at the end of the winter and of
The wine
Harvest date: September 1st , 2018 (fruit day).
Hand-sorted in the vineyard and on arrival in the winery.
Yield: 38.5 hl/ha
Grapes, not crushed and vatted by gravity.
No yeast addition.
Maceration: pre-fermentation, cold (12-15° C) during 5 days.
Length of maceration: 18 days.
Light pumping-over once
Length: 16 months in oak barrels.
New barrels: 20 %
Origin of wood: Cîteaux
Light and soft filtration. No fining.
December 4th, 2019 (flower day)
Limited to 1599 bottles.
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21700 Premeaux Prissey
France
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+33(0)3 80 62 48 25
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