Bourgogne Chitry Rouge Vau du Puits
Olivier Morin

Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Bourgogne Chitry
Variety
Pinot Noir
Vau de Puits (local dialect for the valley of the wells) is a single vineyard Pinot Noir from the back hills of Chitry. Since Olivier was a child, he particularly enjoyed this small valley at the end of a dirt road, so when he had a chance to buy the vineyard and adjacent land, he didn't think twice. Part of the cuvée comes from old vines and the rest is from an adjacent vineyard that Olivier planted.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Vau de Puits
Soil type
Kimméridgian limestone and clay with lots of fossils
Vines planted in1990s
Vineyard size3.5 ha Pinot Noir total
ExpositionSouth
Altitude200 m
Vinification
Native yeast fermentation in tank
Elevage12-15 months in barrel
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringLightly fined / Unfiltered