Beaune 1er Cru, Les Reversées

FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune

FRANCE – Burgundy – Côte de Beaune

100% Pinot Noir

Thomas Bouley

0.5823 ha. planted in 1963 and 1976 over clay-limestone soil rich in gravel. East-facing from 225m.

Organic (not certified). Ploughing and Guyot-Poussard pruning.

40-55% whole-cluster. Fermented over ambient yeasts for 2-3 weeks in open vat at 14°C with gentle punch-downs and pump-overs.

Aged for 18 months on lees in French oak barrels (25% new). Racked one month before bottling.

Bottled in Spring. Neither fined nor filtered, with only minimal SO2.