Domain Auvenay Meursault Pre de Manche 2007
The 2007 Domaine d'Auvenay Meursault Pré de Manche is a white Burgundy wine produced by Domaine d'Auvenay in the Meursault appellation. Made exclusively from Chardonnay, it comes from the Pré de Manche parcel and is presented as a Burgundy Premier Cru. This 2007 vintage expresses the distinct identity of a single-parcel white Meursault crafted by the estate.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Meursault
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine D'Auvenay
- Parcelle / Cru
- Pre de Manche
- Millésime
- 2007
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.
Pre de Manche
Le Pré de Manche is a climat of Meursault located in the northern part of the village territory, towards Volnay and Monthélie, situated at a higher elevation relative to Les Cras and Les Caillerets. It has a south-westerly exposure and features shallow, very stony soils marked by outcropping rock formations. It falls under the Meursault appellation at the Village level rather than as an officially classified Premier Cru climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Meursault
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The site was named "Pré de Marches" in the 18th century, in reference to the visible rock outcrops resembling stone steps.
- Exposure
- South-west
- Soil
- Shallow and very stony soil, with visible rock outcrops.
Histoire de la parcelle
The site is documented in the 18th century in the Grand Atlas of the Abbey of Cîteaux as "Pré de Marches". Demarcation and climat inventory documents identify it within the territory of Meursault, in cadastral sections AB and AN.
