Black with white juice, Pinot Noir is a type of vine having extremely complex flavours which makes it difficult to cultivate apart from in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir appreciates the well drained limestones slopes.
The complex flavours of Pinot Noir are varied and can change in a significant way according to the age of the wine : when it is young, one can expect to discover flavours of red fruits (blackcurrants, cherries, strawberries...), but also of tobacco, hay or mushroom when it is older.
Black Pinot has a natural tendency to produce slightly coloured wines, whereas at the same time it is the type of vine which is the richest in polyphenols (cardio-protective molecule)
It is a grape which matures early and which is ever better when used with low output.
This is why it is possible to sacrifice part of the production to privilege quality.
Thus the Domain carries out a green vintage (see photo), which consists in cutting part of the grape at the beginning of the summer to reduce the number of grapes and thus make it possible for the remaining bunches reach perfect maturation.
The Mercurey and Bourgogne Rouge Côte Chalonnaise are the two labels produced with Pinot Noir by the Domain.
