Domaine Dominique Laurent Vosne Romanée La Croix Blanche 1998
The 1998 Domaine Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée La Croix Blanche is a red Burgundy wine from the Vosne-Romanée appellation. Classified at the village level, it comes from the La Croix Blanche parcel and is made exclusively from Pinot Noir. This vintage was marketed within Dominique Laurent's "Série Rare" range, a designation associated with this cuvée in specialized sales archives.
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
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Dominique Laurent
- Parcelle / Cru
- La Croix Blanche (Vosne Romanée)
- Millésime
- 1998
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Dominique Laurent
Dominique Laurent is a Burgundian négociant-winemaker based in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, renowned for an extensive range of Premiers and Grands Crus, notably Bonnes-Mares, Chambertin Clos de Bèze, and several climats in Chambolle-Musigny. His activity is based primarily on the négociant business, complemented by a small estate-owned vineyard, with particular attention paid to vinification and barrel aging.
- Owner
- Dominique Laurent
- Surface (ha)
- 5.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
A former pastry chef in Vesoul, Dominique Laurent turned to wine in the late 1980s and developed a négociant house specializing in small quantities of wines from renowned terroirs of the Côte d’Or. The company DOM. LAURENT, founded on May 16, 1989 and still active in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, is headed by Dominique Laurent. The house became particularly distinguished for its aging methods and the use of barrels from its own cooperage activity. A recent professional source attributes 5 hectares to him in addition to his négociant business, but this surface area should not be confused with that of Domaine Laurent Père et Fils: this distinct winegrowing structure was created in 2006 by Dominique Laurent and his son Jean, who is now the owner and manager of this family estate. The Bonnes-Mares, Chambertin Clos de Bèze, and Chambolle-Musigny cuvées mentioned belong to the broad historical range of the Dominique Laurent négociant house.
La Croix Blanche (Vosne Romanée)
La Croix Blanche is officially listed as a lieu-dit of the Vosne-Romanée appellation, without Premier Cru classification. Located in the southern part of the vineyard area, towards the border with Nuits-Saint-Georges, it comprises two sections bordering the D906 and separated by a lane descending towards Nuits-Saint-Georges. A producer's plot datasheet describes lean, slightly marly clay-limestone soils, facing east and southeast.
- Vineyard commune
- Vosne-Romanée
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name is said to refer to a white stone cross that once marked an important crossroads between local paths.
- Exposure
- East to southeast
- Soil
- Lean, slightly marly clay-limestone soils
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- negociant; negociant bottling documented for the 1995 vintage
Histoire de la parcelle
The cadastral file associated with the Climats of the Burgundy vineyard links La Croix Blanche to section AK of Vosne-Romanée. Local tradition reported by several producers connects its toponym to a white stone cross placed at an old crossroads; no verifiable dating of this cross has been found.
