Les Horées Bourgogne Rouge Le Vieux Sage 2020 Bottle (75cl)
Les Horées Bourgogne Rouge Le Vieux Sage 2020 is a red Burgundy wine produced by Les Horées, made from 100% Chardonnay. This Village cuvée, Le Vieux Sage, is rated 90/100 by The Wine Advocate and can be enjoyed from 2021 to 2031. The publication describes a full-bodied and flavorful wine with melted tannins, supported by notes of red fruits, sweet spices, rose petals, and orange peel, featuring a precise and saline finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Les Horées
- Cuvée
- Le Vieux Sage
- Millésime
- 2020
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Les Horées
Les Horées is a Burgundian wine estate and micro-negociant founded by Catharina and Guilhem Sadde, based in Beaune. Catharina Sadde manages the vineyards and winemaking using an uncertified organic and biodynamic approach, featuring native yeast fermentations, measured use of sulfur, and a variable proportion of whole clusters for the reds. The estate works its own parcels and completes its range with grapes purchased from long-term partner growers.
- Owner
- Catharina et Guilhem Sadde
- Maître de chais
- Catharina Sadde
- Surface (ha)
- 4.10 ha
Histoire du domaine
Of German origin and initially trained as a chef, Catharina Sadde turned to wine after a harvest experience in the Nahe region. She studied viticulture and oenology in Geisenheim and Montpellier, then trained at several Burgundian estates, notably Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Comte Armand, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Marquis d'Angerville, and Cécile Tremblay. She met Guilhem Sadde, then an auctioneer, in 2010 during an internship at Pablo Chevrot. The couple founded Les Horées in 2019 and produced their first vintage that year, representing around 7,000 bottles. Initially located in rented premises in Pommard, the estate later transferred its production to a larger winery in Beaune. The project combines winegrowing ownership and micro-negociant activity: Catharina Sadde recently stated that she farms 4.1 hectares and has established lasting relationships with several grape suppliers. The name Les Horées refers to the Horae of Greek mythology, deities associated with the rhythm and changing of the seasons.
Le Vieux Sage
Le Vieux Sage is a red Burgundy made from Pinot Noir, crafted separately from a 0.31-hectare estate-owned plot located between Pommard and Bligny-lès-Beaune. Planted in the 1950s and farmed according to organic and biodynamic principles, this vineyard is the distinctive origin of the cuvée. Vinification generally involves a high proportion of whole clusters, native yeasts, and aging in used barrels.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2019
- Style of the cuvée
- A red Burgundy seeking finesse and freshness, featuring a fragrant, ethereal, and supple expression of Pinot Noir rather than a powerful or heavily oaked profile.
- Position within the range
- A single-plot red Burgundy cuvée from the estate, distinct from the Bourgogne rouge Des Six Ifs.
Histoire de la cuvée
Le Vieux Sage has featured since the inaugural 2019 vintage of Des Horées. Ever since this first documented release, it has been marketed as a distinct red Burgundy wine originating from a small plot owned by the estate.
