Burgundy, Cote de Beaune, France

Climate: Oceanic climate with a semi-continental influence, frequent rains all year round, cold winters and hot summers
Terroir: Vines planted in 1961 and grow on clay-limestone-sand soil
Winemaking: The Pinot Noir grapes are harvested in small crates to preserve the berries. After a sorting table, the grapes are destemmed and then placed in vats for 12 to 20 days. After pressing, the wine matures for a year in barrels, 10% of which is new wood, and 2 months in vats, before being bottled by gravity according to the lunar calendar

Color: Intense garnet
Nose: Fresh cherry aromas
Palate: Ample, deep, with firm but fine tannins, refreshed by a touch of acidity, before stretching into a long liquorice finish

Rodolphe’s family vineyards are principally between Meursault and Pommard, with only a single 1er Cru site in Pommard (Les Charmots) and many favorable village parcels between the two. In Meursault, all three of his parcels are on the south end of the appellation in fabulous spots above (one site) and below (two sites) the great premier crus, Perrières, Genevrières, and Charmes. He has a small collection in Beaune in both red and white, as well as a village and premier cru in Savigny-lès-Beaune