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Comte Armand Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru

Wine Information
This blending of "terroir" Produces a rustic and fleshy wine, full of fruit with suprising freshness and a smooth finish.  Two of the best parcels of the village are assembled to obtain grapes for this wine. The first being Breterins, facing south on land usually used for white wines giving it a mature step forward for the appellation and the wines fruit. On the other hand, Duresses, facing South East on lands of brown clays growing rather dense and tannic wines. The complementarity of these two plots produced a serious wine.

Size: 1.08 ha (2.67 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted in 1920 and 1985
Terroir: Bréterins, facing south with primarily limestone soil and Bas de Duresses, with brown clay soil.
Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert), biodynamic
Vinification: 100% de-stemmed, indigenous yeast fermentation in open wooden vats. Aged for 18 months in barrel (25% new oak).

  • Product Name: Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru
  • Producer: Comte Armand
  • Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
  • Country Region Appellation:
    • France
     > 
    • France
    • Burgundy
     > 
    • France
    • Burgundy
    • Cotes de Beaune
     > 
    • France
    • Burgundy
    • Cotes de Beaune
    • Auxey Duresses 1er Cru
  • Varietal: Pinot Noir
  • Agricultural Standards: Biodynamic , Organic
  • ALC %: 13.5