Domaine Aubert et Pamela De Villaine Santenay Les Passetemps 2012 Bouteille (75cl)
The Domaine Aubert et Pamela De Villaine Santenay Les Passetemps 2012 is a red Burgundy wine produced by Domaine De Villaine in the Santenay appellation. Made 100% from Pinot Noir, it comes from the Les Passetemps parcel and holds Village status. The estate acquired this small vineyard in 2011; it is located in the northeast of the appellation, on the road to Chassagne-Montrachet. This cuvée thus highlights a precise plot origin within Santenay.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Santenay
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine De Villaine
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Passetemps
- Millésime
- 2012
Domaine De Villaine
Domaine de Villaine is a Burgundian estate based in Bouzeron, in the Côte Chalonnaise, between Santenay, Rully and Mercurey. Founded in 1971 by Aubert and Pamela de Villaine, it cultivates, in particular, limestone-rich slopes dedicated to Aligoté, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Pierre de Benoist, Aubert de Villaine’s nephew, is in charge of the estate’s management and winemaking.
- Owner
- Famille de Villaine (Aubert de Villaine et Pierre de Benoist)
- Maître de chais
- Pierre de Benoist
- Surface (ha)
- 29.60 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 140 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Domaine de Villaine was founded in Bouzeron in 1971 by Aubert de Villaine and his wife Pamela. It is situated in a village in the Côte Chalonnaise, where vines have been cultivated since the Middle Ages, notably under the guidance of the monks of Cluny. The estate has developed around the slopes of Bouzeron, the historic terroir of Aligoté Doré, and also owns plots in the Rully, Mercurey, Bourgogne and Santenay appellations. The vines have been cultivated according to the principles of organic farming since 1986; the estate was certified in 1997. Pierre de Benoist joined the estate in 2001 and has been managing it since 2003. He is also directly responsible for the winemaking process. The vineyard now covers 29.6 hectares, comprising 20 hectares of white grape varieties and 9.6 hectares of Pinot Noir, according to data published by *La Revue du vin de France*. Wine-making is carried out using grapes sourced exclusively from the estate’s own vineyard; no grapes are purchased from outside sources.
Les Passetemps
Passetemps is a climat officially classified as Premier Cru within the Santenay appellation, located in the northern part of the appellation towards Chassagne-Montrachet. The site occupies a slope oriented mainly to the south-east and is notably situated near the climats Clos des Mouches and Les Gravières. Consulted sources describe brown limestone soils containing blue clays, resting on a substrate of Jurassic marly limestones.
- Vineyard commune
- Santenay
- Exposure
- South-east to south/south-east
- Altitude
- 240–260 m
- Soil
- Brown limestone soils with the presence of blue clays; clay-dominant
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic marly limestones
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2011
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner; vineyard acquired on 9 March 2011
- Indicative vine age
- Vineyard stated to have an average age of approximately 45 years in the estate's records.
Histoire de la parcelle
As early as 1855, the climat was listed among the first cuvée sites in Jules Lavalle's classification, which also noted the presence of numerous Pinot Gris vines. Passetemps today belongs to the specific parcel area allowing the "premier cru" designation, officially approved by the INAO on September 20, 1984.
