From the Vine to Wine

The quality of our wines comes first and foremost from the land and the way it feeds itself.

We work with a team of enthusiasts and professionals throughout the year for all the essential steps for the proper development of our vines, such as pruning and managing the vegetation…

We work the soil in places and also leave natural grass cover on a majority of plots, for others, we also have plant cover constituting a natural protection of the soil and a natural reserve of green manure.

We are also interested in agroforestry. This involves gradually reintroducing trees and/or shrubs on our plots in order to minimize the impact of monoculture which tends to impoverish the soil.

From the Vine to Wine

Once picked, the grapes from our 23 plots are classified by grape variety, village and for some by plot.

Our first Parcellaire cuvée, Les Courtisols – Grand Cru de Verzy – 2013 vintage was born in 2019, others are to follow ..!

Once the pressing is done, we obtain the must which will ferment in the 35 small stainless steel vats that we have, or, for some vintages in barrels or demi-muids.

Subsequently, it is a question of expressing our terroirs by plot or by grape variety in order to produce precise wines with character.

THE AWAKENING OF WINE

During the winemaking phase, we do not set any rules. The idea is to act according to what each wine gives us each year and our inspirations of the moment.

We want to be non-interventionist and want to respect the intrinsic qualities of each wine as much as possible.

A part of our blends from the previous year used as reserve wine will be aged for several months in 228-liter barrels.

After bottling (tirage), our wines generally rest on lees for a minimum of 24 months and up to 10 years or more for our vintages. Once again, there are no rules!