2022 Domaine Parent Beaune 1er Cru Les Epenottes

France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Beaune Premier Cru Rouge

Beaune 1er Cru Les Epenottes from Domaine Parent has a bright and intense colour. Very expressive and elegant. This climat is situated on the verge of Beaune, on the Pommard side. It produces a wine combining the delicacy of the first and the intensity of the second.
 
Appellation: Beaune 1er Cru.
Vinestock: Pinot Noir.
Age of vines: 71 years, 37 years, and 7 years old.
Soils: Clay-limestone.
Harvesting: By hand, and strict sorting on 2 sorting tables, one of which is vibrating.
Wine-making: Stalking, cold maceration for about 3-5 days, temperature control, crushing and pumping over 2-3 times a day, total fermentation on skins: 16-18 days according to vintages.
Maturing: 14-16 months in French oak barrels, 30% of which are new, bottled at the winery.

Jacques Parent has handed over the estate to his daughters Anne and Catherine.
Domaine Parent obtained organic certification in 2013 (ECOCERT Certification).