The only variety of Burgundy red wines: the delicate Pinot Noir.
Terroir
Located north of Beaune, this climat is characterized by a stony, sandy and very filtering soil. The vines were re-planted after the great freeze of 1985.
Origine du nom
The Clos du Roi is an ancient estate once belonging to the Burgundy dukes, annexed by king Louis XI after the death of our last duke Charles le Téméraire.
Vinification
We aim to obtain fruity wines, rich in blended tannins, signature of well ripened grapes. We bring in the grapes in small crates for careful sorting in the winery. The fermentation lasts 15 days with pigeages, punching down of the cap, allowing the wine to soak up the richness and the colour from the grape-skins before pressing.. Racking by the means of a bellow eliminates the need for a pump. All these precautions limit handling of the wine, thus preserving all the richness. Ageing takes place in barrels of which 20 % are new during 15 months.
Notes de dégustation
These beautiful grapes, always very precocious and well ripened, provide a fruity and incomparable wine accompanied by very soft tannins. The wine is fine, tender and dense all at the same time, with very expressive aromas of red fruit, mostly blackberry.
Accords mets & vins
A poultry or even a fish are pairing really well the Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi. But its fruitiness allow him to be tasted with red fruit desserts like a raspberry tarte or a strawberry charlotte. Serve at 15°C. It will keep for some ten years.
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