Bourgogne Pinot Noir En Montre-Cul 2017, Chateau de Marsannay, Magnum

A single named vineyard on the edge of Dijon with a name nobody translates in polite company. Sixty six pounds for a magnum of eight year old Burgundy. This place owes its name to the steep slope of the hillside and to the women who worked it, revealing so many assets that the vineyard was named after them. ("Montre-Cul" means to show your backside!).

Soil The soils here are gravelly, rather like those of Beaune-Grèves. Clay-limestone composed of screes originating from Bathnonien limestone oolites gravel and Comblanchien limestone from upper Bathnonien.

Harvest manual harvest followed by a manual sorting.

Vinification after partially destalking the grapes, the berries are put into thermo-regulated stainless steel vats for a perfect cold maceration of Pinot Noir. The fermentation may be punctuated by push downs in order to obtain a soft and complete extraction.

Ageing in oak barrels and in wooden vats. Time of ageing: 9 months in oak barrels then 1 month in a tank

Tasting Expressive and powerful nose with notes of ripe black fruits and spices. Refined and well-balanced palate, ample and fleshy, with a nice persistence on a pleasant freshness typical of the terroir.