2018 Au Pied du Mont Chauve Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois
France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Rouge
Au Pied du Mont Chauve Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois (owned by Domaines Famille Picard).
This terroir is located on a mid slope, the soil is brown and greatly composed with limestone. We also noticed some outcrops of Ladoix limestone and rocks from Dijon Corton. The vines are planted in mid 1970’s. The vines are grown biodynamically.
The grapes are carefully hand-picked into small crates, and then sorted on the sorting-table before full destemming. The grapes are then transported in small stainless steel cases in order to keep the raw material in great condition with no damage. Traditional burgundy vinification, in open-top temperaturecontrolled tanks.
Aged 15 months, including 12 months in oak barrels (30% of new barrels). Light filtration before bottling.
Ratings vintage 2018:
- Wine Enthusiast: 94/100 – Editor’s Choice.
Au Pied du Mont Chauve – where does this unusual name come from? APMC came into being at the end of the 2000s; the Picard family was then the owner of vines historically established on the Chassagne-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin, and Puligny-Montrachet estates. It was, therefore, perfectly natural for the name Au Pied du Mont Chauve to take root in Francine Picard's mind. After all, the latter is the nickname given to the well-known Montrachet's hill. APMC is bestowed with an extremely rich plot in those three exceptional winegrowing villages with no less than 20 prestigious climats – specially delineated plots of land, specific to Burgundy vineyards – including Les Demoiselles, Les Caillerets and En Remilly. From a desire for synergy between terroir and the wine, the vines have been biodynamically cultivated for several years, thus the vinification process is the most natural possible. Clearly delineated, delicate and expressive, APMC 's vintages are truly precise jewels where the perfectly controlled ageing reveals a fresh density of unmistakable elegance on the palate.