Burgundy

Organic

Bourgogne Les Pince Vin

Domaine Alain Burguet

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Bourgogne Le Pince Vin

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Bourgogne

Variety

100% Pinot Noir

The Bourgogne Rouge from Burguet is a smooth and rich Pinot Noir, where the intensity of Gevrey-Chambertin is evident upon first taste. Though this wine comes from five different parcelss and is classified as "Bourgogne," all fruit comes from within the village of Gevrey, which is known for its beautiful Pinot Noir.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

5 Climats located in Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon: Les Pince Vin, Vigne Blanche, Grands Champs, Genevrière and Pressonier

Soil type

Clay-Limestone

Vine age45 years old on average

Vineyard sizeAround 1.59 ha

Vinification

Grapes are sorted three times and 100% destemned. Natural maceration and fermentation for 3 weeks in stainless steel tanks with daily punch downs and pumpovers. No thermoregulation. Light doses of SO2

Elevage16 months in French oak barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined and unfiltered

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Domaine Alain Burguet

Founded in 1974

10 hectares

Anchored in Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Burguet produces a full range of suave and enthralling Pinot Noir. Alain Burguet, father to Jean-Luc and Eric, created the domaine in the 1970s. As a young man, he helped older vineyard owners tend to their vines, and as they gradually retired, he was able to purchase many small parcels across Gevrey, which formed the base of the domaine. With additional vines acquired through small purchases and inheritance over the years, today, Domaine Alain Burguet holds just over 10 hectares in total.

Alain Burguet was one of the first growers in the village to resume plowing his vineyards, as well as to allow grass to cover them, in the 1970s. The entire domaine has been practicing organic since the 1980s, and thanks to an inherited anti-author...