Domain Perrot Minot La Richemone Vignes Centenaires 2017 Bottle (75cl)
Domaine Perrot Minot La Richemone Vignes Centenaires 2017 is a red wine from Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru in Burgundy, crafted by Domaine Perrot Minot. Produced from 100% Pinot Noir, it comes from the La Richemone parcel, with the cuvée selected from the southern part of the climat. The estate describes a soil combining draining scree with limestone-clay formations, as well as vines over 65 years old. The 2017 vintage was harvested starting September 7th following a hot and dry summer, and stands out for its elegant, taut structure and silky tannins.
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
- Domaine Perrot Minot
- Parcelle / Cru
- La Richemone
- Cuvée
- Vignes Centenaires
- Millésime
- 2017
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Perrot Minot
The Perrot-Minot estate is a family-run business in Morey-Saint-Denis, in the Côte de Nuits, managed by Christophe Perrot-Minot. It cultivates 8 hectares of vineyards spread across Nuits-Saint-Georges, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée and Gevrey-Chambertin. The vineyard is certified organic.
- Owner
- Christophe Perrot-Minot
- Maître de chais
- Christophe Perrot-Minot
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Perrot-Minot estate is based in Morey-Saint-Denis in buildings dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. According to the history published by the estate, the origins of the family’s wine-making business date back to the mid-18th century, with Étienne de Mermety and Louise Le Breton des Chapelles. The estate was subsequently passed down through marriages and inheritance amongst several families based in the Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny areas. At the end of the 19th century, Esther Morizot and Amédée Merme marked an important stage in this lineage. Their son, Alexandre Armand Merme, went on to run the estate in the 20th century. Marie-France Merme, Armand’s daughter, married Henri Perrot-Minot, thereby introducing the Perrot-Minot name into the family business. In 1993, their son Christophe Perrot-Minot took over the management of the estate after working for seven years as a wine broker. He is now in charge of running the estate and overseeing the winemaking process. The official website states that the vineyard currently covers 8 hectares and is certified organic.
Vignes Centenaires
"Vignes Centenaires" designates the selection from the oldest vines of the Premier Cru La Richemone, also called "Cuvée Ultra" by the estate. It comes from the southern part of the climat, characterized by soils mixing draining gravel and a clay-limestone complex. The estate distinguishes it by its concentration, depth, and complexity, combined with marked freshness and fine tannins.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name "Vignes Centenaires" refers to the oldest vines of La Richemone, some of which survived and were planted in 1902. From 2011 onwards, it replaced the designation "Cuvée Ultra" on the label, though the latter remains associated with the wine.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2011
- Style of the cuvée
- A concentrated and deep Pinot Noir that seeks elegance, featuring a fine texture, vibrant freshness, spicy and mineral expression, and delicate tannins. The overall profile favors complexity and length without heaviness.
- Position within the range
- Cuvée Ultra from La Richemone, a selection of very old vines positioned at the pinnacle of the estate's Premier Crus.
Histoire de la cuvée
The estate formerly produced two distinct wines in La Richemone: a classic cuvée and a "Cuvée Ultra" coming from the oldest vines. The denomination "Vignes Centenaires" is documented from 2011 onwards, while "Ultra" remains associated with the wine. The separate production of the classic cuvée ceased in 2014; La Richemone is henceforth officially presented among the estate's two Cuvées Ultra.
La Richemone
La Richemone is a Nuits-Saint-Georges climat located in the northern part of the commune, on the hillside near Vosne-Romanée, between Les Damodes upstream and Aux Murgers downstream. The area demarcated under this name is officially classified as a Premier Cru, while the product specifications state that the classification concerns only a portion of the cadastral lieu-dit. The climat occupies the middle of the slope, around 270 to 280 meters, with an eastern exposure. The soils are described as silty clays mixed with oolitic scree, resting on Calcaire rose de Premeaux.
- Vineyard commune
- Nuits-Saint-Georges
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The proposed origin associates "riche" with "mone", a form evoking nuns: the climat is said to have belonged to wealthy religious women. This interpretation remains hypothetical.
- Exposure
- East
- Altitude
- 270–280 m
- Soil
- Silty clays with a low proportion of scree derived from oolitic limestones
- Subsoil and geology
- Calcaire rose de Premeaux
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 2.000000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2000
- Vineyard holding status
- owner; part of the grapes from La Richemone is downgraded into another cuvée
Histoire de la parcelle
La Richemone appears in cadastral section A2 of Nuits-Saint-Georges; the heritage dossier for the Climats de Bourgogne traces its cadastral demarcation to 1949. Its name is now regulatory recognized among the climats that can accompany the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation with the Premier Cru designation. Accounts of former monastic ownership are reported by several professional sources, but the religious establishment concerned varies according to authors and this attribution cannot therefore be taken as certain.
