Marsannay L’Ancestrale
At a Glance
- Size: 0.7 ha (1.73 ac)
- Variety: Pinot Noir
- Vine Age: Planted between 1930-1945
- Terroir: Moderate to sleep slope, faces to the east. 290-meters elevation. Light pinkish gravelly grèzes litées soil that sits on White Oolite. Prestigious lieux-dits Clos du Roy, Clémengeot, Les Ouzeloy. One of the northernmost vineyards in the Côte-d'Or.
- Viticulture: Certified organic
- Vinification: 100% whole-cluster pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation, gentle extraction. Aged for 24 months in barrel (50% new oak), low sulfur additions only at bottling.