• Petit-Roy
  • Savigny-Lès-Beaune

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Pinot Noir
    • Size: Les Vermots: 0.20 ha (0.49 ac). Les Godeaux: 0.20 ha (0.49 ac).
    • Vine Age: Les Vermots: planted in 1929. Les Godeaux: age unknown.
    • Terroir: Les Vermots: southwest-facing hillside, cool climate, well-draining clay-limestone. Les Godeaux: also on a southwest-facing hillside, well-draining clay-limestone.
    • Viticulture: Both purchased, organic (not certified), 45-55 hl/ha.
    • Vinification: 100% whole cluster, minimal SO2 addition before vinification, 3-day cold maceration at 12 degrees C, semi-carbonic maceration and ambient yeast fermentation in tank, gentle punch-downs at the end of fermentation, malolactic conversion simultaneously during alcoholic fermentation, aged for 12 months in used barrels and for an additional 5 months in tank, no fining, no filtration, SO2 added when racked to tank and before bottling (20-50 ppm total at bottling).

    Additional Info

    2020: Purchased grapes from Les Planchots du Nord. 0.20 ha (0.49 ac). Biodynamic (not certified).

    2021: Purchased grapes just from Les Vermots, (not Les Godeaux).