DOMAINE BORIS CHAMPY
Nantoux, Burgundy
Beaune 1er Cru
“Vignes Franches”
Burgundy > Beaune
> Vignes Franches 1er Cru
Pinot Noir
At the higher reaches of the Beaune appellation, thin top soils cover dense limestone on the southern hill, creating a wine that reflects the finer side of Pinot Noir. Notes of fresh red fruits like Raspberry and cherries are underlined with a minerality of savory herbs and warm spices. The palate is highlighted by transparency and depth, with a finish of great finesse and elegance.
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This small plot, 0.21 hectares, from an enclosed Premier Cru vineyard highlights the nuance and transparency of the Pinot Noir grape in the hands of a great winemaker with dynamic terroir. These wines are on the cutting edge of the future of winemaking with a high elevation site to combat global warming and biodynamic principles to allow the vine to produce the healthiest fruit possible, in total harmony with the surrounding ecosystem.
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Pommard
Burgundy > Côte de Beaune > Pommard
Pinot Noir
Pommard is one of the most iconic villages for Pinot Noir in the Cote de Beaune. If you like wines from this village or Pinot's with more darker denser fruit, then this wine will not disappoint. With elegant aromatics of raspberry and black currant, the palate expresses dense but supple tannins that are round and lively, followed by a finish that will develop gracefully over the next 10 years.
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To simplify the Pommard region, you have the classified vineyards in the middle of the slope facing east, and you have the village level wines on the bottom and the top of that hill. The expression of Pommard Pinot Noir you get from Champy comes from a single plot of 0.7 hectares on a high, well-ventilated hill. A wine that offers both the power and body associated with this great village, accented with grace and freshness. A crowd pleaser for even the biggest Pommard fan.
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Côteaux Bourguignons
"Gamay Fin"
Côteaux Bourguignons AOC
Gamay
Gamay was once very popular in Burgundy until it was outlawed in 1395. This is a beautiful and rare opportunity to enjoy classic Gamay in the historic hills above Pommard in Burgundy. This old vine Gamay is full of dark fruits and rocky minerality. The aromas are of violet, blackberry, wet topsoil, and smoked pepper followed by a dense palate with soft dusty tannins, making for a pleasurable finish.
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Gamay has found its home south of the Côte de Beaune in Beaujolais. Apparently the Duke of Burgundy feared that it would overtake Pinot Noir in popularity so he outlawed it throughout Burgundy around 1400 AD. Today just a few hundred hectares of Gamay exist in Burgundy and this is one of the finest examples you will find showing great depth from small parcels planted in the 50s.
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