Domaine François Gros Richebourg 1970 Magnum (150cl) CLA
The 1970 Domaine François Gros Richebourg is a red Burgundy wine originating from the Richebourg grand cru in the commune of Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from a Grand Cru appellation renowned for its brown limestone soils, varying in depth according to slope and exposure, resting on a base of Premeaux limestone. This 1970 vintage thus unites the name of François Gros with one of the major climats of Vosne-Romanée.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Lightly Damaged Capsule
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine François Gros
- Parcelle / Cru
- Richebourg
- Millésime
- 1970
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine François Gros
Domaine François Gros was a family-run estate in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. François Gros independently managed 3 hectares of vineyards from 1971 onwards. The business was taken over in 1988 by his daughter Anne under the name Anne and François Gros, and has been operated since 1995 as Domaine Anne Gros.
- Surface (ha)
- 3.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Gros family has been based in Vosne-Romanée since Alphonse Gros settled there in 1830. His son, Louis-Gustave, was one of the Burgundian winegrowers who began selling bottles directly to private customers as early as the 1880s. Jules Gros subsequently expanded this bottled wine business around 1895. His son Louis continued to develop the family estate until his death in 1951. François Gros, born in 1931, was the third son of Louis and Marie-Louise Gros. Following the gradual division of the family estate, he worked alongside his brother Jean until 1970. He then began managing his own vineyards, covering 3 hectares, and built a winery in 1971; at the same time, he set up a small wine trading business. From 1978 onwards, health problems led him to scale back his activities, and almost the entire production was sold in casks to Burgundian wine merchants. In 1988, his daughter Anne took over the estate with him under the name Domaine Anne et François Gros. The estate was renamed Domaine Anne Gros in 1995.
Richebourg
Richebourg is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited climat of Vosne-Romanée, consisting of the lieux-dits Les Richebourgs and Les Véroilles ou Richebourgs. It occupies the foothills of the slope between 260 and 290 meters, on a gentle slope facing east. Its shallow, clayey, carbonate-rich soils with high iron oxide content rest on Bajocian marls and soft limestones, beneath a colluvial cover blending scree, clays, and silts.
- Vineyard commune
- Vosne-Romanée
- Exposure
- facing east
- Altitude
- 260–290 m
- Slope
- gentle to slight slope
- Soil
- Sparsely developed, carbonate-rich, shallow and heavily clayey soils, rich in iron oxides; colluvium of scree, clays, and silts.
- Subsoil and geology
- Bajocian calcareous marls and soft, frost-susceptible limestones, resting on the Jurassic limestone series of the Côte de Nuits.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- Historical estate, taken over by Anne Gros in 1988
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Richebourg is attested as early as 1512. The Abbey of Cîteaux owned vines on the site, probably since the 17th century, and contributed to its renown. Recognized among the finest crus in the classifications of the 18th and 19th centuries, Richebourg was extended in 1924 to include Les Véroilles sous Richebourg following an agreement between owners ratified by the Court of Appeal of Dijon. The appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized on September 11, 1936, with the boundaries defined in 1924.
