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This appeallation appears for the first time on an 18th century label as ' Campus Bertini' from the name Bertin, a grower who is said to have planted and cultivated the land and obrained wines of the same queality as its famous neighbour, Le Clos de Beze. Since then, this appellation, which was the favourite of Napoleon, has acquired such notoriety that the village of Gevrey has become Gevrey-Chambertin. The estate owns 15 areas and Bouchard Pere & Fils produces some 700 bottles per year of this precious cru. The vines are planted on a gentle slope of red ferruginous chalk.

Tasting Note: Deep and intense on the nose developping flavours of fruit and spice entwined with subtle oaky hints. Perfect marriage between grace and liveliness, strength and finesse. A superb wind displaying exceptional persistence and of great ageing potential.

Food/ wine pairing: Game, venison, full-flavoured cheesses.

Serving temperature: Between 17C to 18C

Ageing Potential: 10 years and more

Harvest: manual, in small cases of 13kg. Careful manual sorting of each grape.

Vinification: Following hand picking in small cases and ruthless sorting of grapes, pressing takes place in two phases: evacuation of the first juice, then pressing in two-hourly cycles. Depending on the profile of the vintage, vatting lasts 18 to 21 days then maturing in carries out for 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, with 45 to 60% new oak.

Ageing: : The cellars located in the Bastions of the ancient Chateau de Beaune offer ideal ambient conditions. Thanks to their natural hygrometry and constant temperatures, the Grands Crus enjoy from their first youth an environment that is perfectly adapted to tranquil ageing.

GRAPE VARIETY: Pinot Noir

EXPOSITION: East

TOTAL SURFACE OF THE APPELATION IN PRODUCTION:15 hectares

DOMAIN SURFACE IN PRODUCTION: 0.15 hectares