Domain Auvenay En La Richarde 1999
The 1999 Domaine d’Auvenay En La Richarde is a white Burgundy wine produced by Domaine d’Auvenay in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation. 100% Chardonnay, it originates from the En La Richarde parcel. This vintage had a limited production of just 1,224 bottles, underlining the rarity of this Côte de Beaune cuvée.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine D'Auvenay
- Parcelle / Cru
- En La Richarde
- Millésime
- 1999
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine D'Auvenay
The Domaine d’Auvenay is Lalou Bize-Leroy’s personal estate, situated around her fortified farmhouse in Saint-Romain, on the heights of the Côte de Beaune. Its 3.87-hectare vineyard comprises plots in the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, planted mainly with Chardonnay, alongside Pinot Noir and Aligoté. The estate is managed using biodynamic methods.
- Owner
- Lalou Bize-Leroy
- Maître de chais
- Lalou Bize-Leroy
- Surface (ha)
- 3.90 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 8 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The history of Domaine d’Auvenay is linked to the Leroy family, who have been involved in the Burgundy wine trade since the founding of Maison Leroy in 1868. Lalou Bize-Leroy inherited the Domaine d’Auvenay with her sister upon the death of their father, Henri Leroy, in 1980. She bought out her sister’s share in 1990 and became the sole owner of the estate situated near Saint-Romain. The core of the vineyard consists mainly of family-owned plots in Meursault and Auxey-Duresses. Between 1989 and 1995, Lalou Bize-Leroy gradually expanded the vineyard by acquiring plots in the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits. These acquisitions included, in particular, plots in Les Folatières in Puligny-Montrachet, in Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, in Chevalier-Montrachet, in Bonnes-Mares and in Mazis-Chambertin. The winery was refurbished in 1994. Lalou Bize-Leroy personally oversees the running of the estate and the winemaking decisions, continuing the biodynamic practices applied across her estates.
En La Richarde
En La Richarde is a cadastral lieu-dit in Puligny-Montrachet corresponding to plots AH 39 and 40 of the 1963 cadastre, with a documented area of 54 ares 20 centiares. It is included in the Les Folatières climat and consequently holds the Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru classification, contrary to the Village classification indicated in the provided context. Professional sources locate it in the upper and southern part of Les Folatières, near the Chevalier-Montrachet sector. A specialized source describes a dense limestone substrate between approximately 275 and 300 meters of altitude.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Altitude
- 275–300 m
- Subsoil and geology
- Dense limestone substrate
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.210000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- owner
Histoire de la parcelle
The official application dossier for the Climats of the Burgundy vineyard to UNESCO lists En La Richarde in the cadastral section AH of Puligny-Montrachet, within the Les Folatières climat, on plots 39 and 40 of the 1963 cadastre. Contemporary regulatory and professional sources attest to its use as a terroir designation attached to Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Folatières. No earlier etymology or individual history of the lieu-dit was found in the sources consulted.
