Tercet

Tercet is a partnership between Marc Soyard (Domaine de la Cras) and Florent Lambert, a vineyard manager in the Côte d'Or. The two friends originally met in viticulture school, and Tercet is the realization of their dream for two outsiders to make wine together in Burgundy. They have each taken their own path. Marc took over Domaine de la Cras in 2014, while Florent is responsible for farming several hectares of vines in prestigious appellations in the Côte de Nuits. Of course, with the name Tercet, there is a third partner, who brings an extensive network of connections in the Cote d’Or. Their vision is to work together to create a focused offering of exceptional wines vinified by Marc Soyard, according to his house style. All wines are vinified and bottled by Marc Soyard at his cellar in Plombières-lès-Dijon using indigenous yeasts and minimal intervention. Several of the cuvées are made from grapes grown by one of the partners in vineyards they farm themselves, while others are vinified using organically-farmed grapes purchased from friends.

Key information

Burgundy

Plombières-lès-Dijon

1 hectares

Founded in 2016

Organic certified

The wines

The vines are farmed organically, just a few kilometers north of Pernand-Vergelesses in Échevronne at the crossing between Hautes-Côtes de Nuit and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, which is a high altitude vineyard. The parcel is not densely planted, with ...

Small (30 ares) east exposed parcel with a clay-limestone topsoil on Oolithic and Comblanchien limestone sub- soil. The vines are over 50 years old and Guyot trained.

The grapes were bought from a parcel in the Côtes-de-Couchois area of Burgundy of relatively high altitude.

The grapes were bought from Philippe Pacalet, from his parcel La Croix Blanche. It’s a climat situated towards the east of Pommard, on a thick layer of topsoil sitting on relatively more recent alluvial sediments, clays, and gravel.

Originally from a non-winemaking family in the Jura, Marc worked for six years at Domaine Bizot in Vosne Romanée as chef de culture (vineyard manager), while also working in the cellar closely with Jean-Yves Bizot to learn the winemaking process. M...

Marc was looking for other high altitude vineyards in the Cote d'Or to produce wines with fresher acidity that would mirror the aspects he knew at Domaine de la Cras. Through his partners at Tercet, he was able to get in touch with an organic growe...

This Pommard comes from very old vines at the edge of Pommard facing the Nantoux Quarry. The stamp-sized plot is owned and farmed organically by one of the three partners at Tercet, which ensures them complete control of the wine from vineyard to b...