FICHE TECHNIQUE

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DOMAINE        	   A.F. GROS – POMMARD

APPELLATION           RICHEBOURG  Grand Cru

COULEUR                   ROUGE

CEPAGE			   PINOT NOIR 100 %

Generalities :  Description of the village of Vosne Romanée.

Superficie de la commune = 369 Ha
Superficie viticole en AOC = 210 Ha

En appellation Village = 98 Ha 56 ares 78 ca
En 1er Cru = 57 Ha 18 ares 58 ca
See ATLAS des Grands Vignobles de Bourgogne from Sylvain PITIOT and Pierre POUPON.

	Total area of “Richebourg” represents 8 Ha 03 ares 45 ca
In fact DRC and Lalou BIZE LEROY own a total of half of earth.
GROS Families are the second very important owner with 2 hectares (4 acres) divided between their 3 Domaines :
-	Domaine GROS Frère et Sœur – Vosne Romanée
-	Domaine Anne GROS – Vosne Romanée
-	Domaine A.F. GROS – POMMARD
                                   And less than 10 other producers.

Our Domaine :    Domaine A.F. GROS produce about 3000 bottles.

Origin :		Names of cadastral parcel :
			We have vines in Veroilles ou Richebourg land :
        AN 242, AN 243, AN 237, AN 239 Et
 			And in Richebourg :
        AN 244 et AN 245

Vines are about 25 years old replanted to several parts.

Style of the wine =  Outstanding and unique wine

Young, the Richebourg is an explosion of unforgettable perfumes, so we can’t forget the “memory” of this wine, it’s so marvellous, pleasant and complex. 
Richebourg presents a garnet-red colour, intensive red fruit berries smell, touch of “cassis” and a taste of sweet spices.
The mellow aromas combine strength and finesse…
So we can drink this wine without anything else just for fun and for its richness aromas.
Just to succumb at the temptation !
We can drink it with red meat and game birds…or chocolat…
 
When the Richebourg comes to maturity, it takes strongest notes keeping its particular typicity that is why we can recognise the Richebourg immediately.
The smells and then its strength, length and finesse, let us guess that is the Richebourg.
It’s a perfect equilibrium.
So, we can drink it with gallows birds and cheese.
Some customers taste the Richebourg like “cognac”, late after the dinner for the wine itself.
This wine can be kept between 10 and 40 years…and more…
   
Wine-making : 
Traditional with cold maceration between 15 and 18 degrees during 10 to 14 days.
Temperature maximum to 34 degrees if it’s necessary during the fermentation.
Pumping-over 2 times per day up to the fermentation of half of the sugars.
Punching of the cap 2 times per day.
Press by pneumatic press.
Devatting 4-5 days after the end of the alcoholic fermentation.
 
Maturing in 100 % new barrels from different “tonnelleries”(very burnt inside or “chauffe moyenne”), it depends on the cooper.
It is important to know the choice of purchase in wood that is important and decisive in accordance to the vintage.
Each barrel give a speciality and the “cuvée” is shared : 
	
-	sweetness, = tonnellerie BERTOMIEU
-	Typicity = “chauffe moyenne ou forte” tonnellerie ROUSSEAU
-	Equilibrium = Tonnellerie GILET
-	Structure = tonnellerie BILLON and TARANSAUD
For each vintage the choice and the balance are different.
The result must be the dominance of the fruit.

Vintage 97 :
A garnet-red colour.
Rich, fat and very stylish.
Plenty of grip.
Marvellous 97.
A taste of leather, strawberries, spices.
Long and fine. A silky velvet.
To open half an hour before or to serve in a carafe (but always in preference to serve fresh than too warm).