• Sylvain Pataille
  • Marsannay L’Ancestrale

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.7 ha (1.73 ac)
    • Variety: Pinot Noir
    • Vine Age: Planted between 1930-1945
    • Terroir: Moderate to sleep slope, faces to the east. 290-meters elevation. Light pinkish gravelly grèzes litées soil that sits on White Oolite. Prestigious lieux-dits Clos du Roy, Clémengeot, Les Ouzeloy. One of the northernmost vineyards in the Côte-d'Or.
    • Viticulture: Certified organic
    • Vinification: 100% whole-cluster pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation, gentle extraction. Aged for 24 months in barrel (50% new oak), low sulfur additions only at bottling.