FICHE TECHNIQUE

SOCIETE		        François PARENT
			        CHATEAU DES GUETTES

APPELLATION        BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR

CEPAGE      	 	PINOT NOIR 100 %

COULEUR     	 	ROUGE

Generalities :  IMPORTANT TO KNOW 

Total  red  “Bourgogne” , so 
appellation  BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR

      represents      :    816 Ha 83  ares  25 ca, 

issue from all different villages of Burgundy

See  ATLAS des Grands Vignobles de Bourgogne from Sylvain PITIOT and Pierre POUPON

Our Domaine :   for this appellation we manage about  0 Ha 74 ares 22 ca, ( so a little more than Half one hectare = that’s about 2 acres) 
located in the area of POMMARD,

 Our Domaines (called :  domaine  A.F GROS  and François PARENT) extend in Burgundy on Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune 
for a total of 10 Hectares  = 20 acres….
With mainly the appellation  of  Chambolle Musigny, Vosne Romanée, Savigny les Beaune, Beaune and Pommard. 
You can consult our sites 	 www. af-gros.com
 www. parent-pommard.com 

History : – our vines are located under the village of Pommard.

Last century, those lands were “Pommard “appellation.

After 1936, the cadastre =  ( cadastre means  the 
 exact area of each appellation)  has been changed.
The limits of Pommard area  has been reduced  in 1936 and all vines under the village,(in limit of to 74th national road,) has been declassified  in generic Bourgogne  - question of law at that period !

Of  course, and  as you can imagine the quality of those lands is delicious and  more deep than we can find usually  ……
the wines issues from those area are often much better than traditional Generic Bourgogne , ….and you understand why….. : in the past the vines were Pommard appellation 

TODAY IN FACT
when some vines from this place are sold, their price is much over usually than in the other village for a generic appellation.

Technical  notes: 
VINIFICATION  =         100 % Pinot noir     
  				Hand picking
Harvest is  completely destemed. 
Cold maceration ( at 12 degrees cc) and only pumping-over (the must) at this level for a period of about 5 days.
This job is important to extract colour and perfume  (the skin give colour and depend of the contact between juice and skin  …. If immediate press we obtain a white wine
Then normal fermentation during 10 to 15 days
(depend on the vintage, and the quality of the grapes)
        Press by pneumatic press.

MATURING IN BARRELS 
-	For a period of 10 months, the wines are stocked
in big tanks to preserve aromas. The secound fermentation is during this period
-	Then after we used to put the Bourgogne Pinot Noir  in barrels (new barrels, or barrels  of one wine)…. to find give vanilla notes and soft tannins

We let on the lees in fact a long time, because the wines eat their lees and become round and fat.

That is to develop aromas and fruits and to get a fleshy wine.

Bottling after 15 to 18 months.

Vintage 97:	Ready to drink

Supple, aromatic and ready to drink., the Bourgogne Pinot noir is really open today and ready to serve
You can open the bottle  and serve at a fresh temperature to develop the perfumes, its “bouquet”…
And serve with red meat, terrines, white meat, or chicken , vegetables,  cheese and a lot of things and even delicious with Chinese food style.
A wine to enjoy immediately (can be kept in good conditions for 2 years).