Domain Amiot Servelle Charmes Chambertin 2018 Bottle (75cl)
Domaine Amiot Servelle Charmes-Chambertin 2018 is a red Burgundy wine originating from the Charmes-Chambertin grand cru in the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from this classified Burgundy Grand Cru parcel. At the estate, grapes are harvested and sorted by hand; vinification is conducted without added yeasts or enzymes, using a proportion of whole-cluster fruit tailored to the vintage. Aging in French oak barrels typically lasts between 16 and 18 months depending on the vintage.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Amiot Servelle
- Parcelle / Cru
- Charmes-Chambertin (Gevrey Chambertin)
- Millésime
- 2018
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Amiot Servelle
Domaine Amiot-Servelle is a family-run estate in Chambolle-Musigny, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. It cultivates 8 hectares, mainly in the commune of Chambolle-Musigny, supplemented by plots in Morey-Saint-Denis and Gevrey-Chambertin. Certified as an organic wine estate since 2008, it is now run by Prune and Antoine Amiot.
- Owner
- Prune et Antoine Amiot
- Maître de chais
- Prune Amiot
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 30 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s origins date back to the 1920s, when Clément Tachot began cultivating a few vines in Chambolle-Musigny. In the 1950s, his daughter Cécile Tachot and her husband Jean Servelle took over the business and established Domaine Servelle-Tachot. Christian Amiot, from a family of winegrowers in Morey-Saint-Denis and husband of Élisabeth Servelle, joined the estate in 1980. Following the death of Jean Servelle in 1989, Christian and Élisabeth took over the estate, which was then renamed Amiot-Servelle. The estate switched its vineyards to organic farming in 2003 and obtained AB certification in 2008. In 2010, it expanded to include around one hectare of family-owned vineyards in Morey-Saint-Denis and Gevrey-Chambertin, notably comprising plots in Clos Saint-Denis and Charmes-Chambertin. Prune Amiot, who graduated with a degree in oenology in 2004, returned to work at the estate in 2011 after gaining several years’ professional experience. Antoine Amiot subsequently joined the business, and the two siblings have since taken over the management of the estate. Prune Amiot is responsible for winemaking. A new cellar and vinification facility, to be used from the 2022 harvest onwards, will allow for greater use of gravity in the winemaking process.
Charmes-Chambertin (Gevrey Chambertin)
Charmes-Chambertin is a red Grand Cru appellation and a physically demarcated terroir within the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin, comprising the lieux-dits Aux Charmes and Mazoyères. The vineyard occupies a slight piedmont bench, between 260 and 280 meters in altitude, at the mouth of the Combe Grisard. Its shallow, carbonated and well-draining soils combine limestone gravel, clays and red silts; the parcels of Aux Charmes face mostly east to east-northeast, while Mazoyères is oriented more towards the south. The demarcated area of Mazoyères-Chambertin coincides with that of Charmes-Chambertin, the latter name being commonly claimed.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- "Charmes", close to "chaumes" (stubbles), is thought to refer to lean, stony and dry soils. "Mazoyères" evokes an ancient, vanished group of houses.
- Exposure
- East to east-northeast; Mazoyères is more south-facing
- Altitude
- 260–280 m
- Slope
- Gentle slopes
- Soil
- Slightly developed, carbonated and shallow soils, rich in limestone gravel, clays and red silts, with good drainage.
- Subsoil and geology
- To the west, hard Bajocian limestones; to the east, tertiary formations of the Bresse plain, beneath a calcareous clay-gravel alluvial fan originating from the Combe Grisard.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.190000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2010
- Vineyard holding status
- Family-farmed vineyards, ownership status not specified
- Indicative vine age
- Vines approximately 60 to 70 years old according to a professional sheet dedicated to this Charmes-Chambertin.
Histoire de la parcelle
The reputation of the climats Aux Charmes and Mazoyères is attested as early as the 18th century. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified them partly as first cuvée and partly as second cuvée. A 1931 ruling by the Dijon court sanctioned the addition of the name Chambertin and established the boundaries of the appellation d'origine; the AOC Charmes-Chambertin was subsequently recognized by decree on July 31, 1937. The parcel area currently specified in the product specification cahier des charges was approved by the INAO on May 17 and 18, 1984.
