Domaine Tortochot Chambertin 1988 Bouteille (75cl) -3.5cm
The 1988 Domaine Tortochot Chambertin is a Burgundy red wine from the Chambertin climat, a Grand Cru located in Gevrey-Chambertin. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from the estate's Chambertin parcel. This cuvée is produced from a 0.40-hectare plot; the estate employs a cold pre-fermentation maceration for its Chambertin, followed by 18 months of aging in oak barrels, of which 70% are new.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- -3.5cm
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Tortochot
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chambertin
- Millésime
- 1988
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Tortochot
Domaine Tortochot is a family-run estate in Gevrey-Chambertin, in the Côte de Nuits, whose origins date back to the 19th century. It cultivates 12 hectares of Pinot Noir, mainly in Gevrey-Chambertin, with plots in Grand Cru vineyards as well. Chantal Michel-Tortochot manages the estate and oversees the winemaking; the vineyard has been certified organic since 2013.
- Owner
- Famille Tortochot (Chantal Michel-Tortochot)
- Maître de chais
- Chantal Michel-Tortochot
- Surface (ha)
- 12.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 60 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The history of Domaine Tortochot began in the 19th century in Gevrey-Chambertin with Paul Tortochot, who started out as a market gardener before becoming a winegrower. Following the phylloxera crisis, he acquired his first vineyard plots. His son Félix married Louise Liébaut, who came from a family of winegrowers in Morey-Saint-Denis. Their son Gabriel Tortochot expanded the family estate and gave his name to the domaine. He also held positions of responsibility at the Gevrey-Chambertin Winegrowers’ Association and the INAO. Gabriel passed on his passion for the vineyard to his daughters, Chantal and Brigitte. After an initial fifteen-year career in business, Chantal Michel-Tortochot trained at the University of Wine in Dijon and took over the family estate in 1996. She embarked on modernising the estate whilst maintaining a plot-by-plot approach to winemaking. The estate has been certified as an organic vineyard since 2013. Chantal Michel-Tortochot now oversees the management and winemaking.
Chambertin
Chambertin is both a physically demarcated climat in Gevrey-Chambertin and the eponymous terroir of a Grand Cru appellation reserved for red wines. It occupies the middle of the slope, with an easterly exposure and a relatively moderate gradient compared to the neighboring Clos de Bèze. Its shallow, stony calcareous brown soils overlie entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls, with a Bathonian component in the upper part.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The toponym means "Bertin's field", named after a former owner or operator of the site; older forms such as "Champ Bretin" and "Champt Berthin" are attested in 1584.
- Exposure
- East, facing the rising sun
- Slope
- Mid-slope, relatively moderate gradient
- Soil
- Calcareous brown, stony soils beneath a thin cover of silts and scree.
- Subsoil and geology
- Entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls; Bathonian calcareous clays towards the top.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.400000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Farmed by the estate; tenure type not specified
- Indicative vine age
- Vines aged 70 years according to the current official technical sheet.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Chambertin has been known since the 13th century, and its winegrowing potential has been recognized for centuries. Thomas Jefferson cited it among his favorite wines in 1787, while Napoleon I's predilection for this wine contributed to its renown. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified it as "Tête de cuvée, cru hors ligne, vin extra". On October 17, 1847, its name was joined to that of Gevrey to form Gevrey-Chambertin; the Chambertin appellation was officially recognized on July 31, 1937.
