Grand Cru Wine Merchants

Disgorged April 2010

All fruit used in this cuvée came from the 2008 harvest. This 100% Pinot Noir cuvée hails from the lieu-dit "Val Vilaine," and is owned by Cedric's father. The vineyard totals about 1.5 hectares, and yields 45 hectoliters per hectare, or roughly 3 tons per acre.

Vinification: 1st press juice only; hand-harvested, crushed by foot; élévage in stainless steel; indigenous yeasts, unfined, unfiltered; aged 16 months on lees; non-dosé.