• Petit-Roy
  • Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Pinot Noir
    • Surface Area: 0.25 ha (0.61 ac)
    • Terroir: Stony, shallow, well-draining clay soil. Lavières refers to an old quarry for 'laves' or thin, flat limestone slabs historically quarried for dry-stone walls and stone-tile roofing.
    • Viticulture: Purchased grapes, organic (not certified).
    • Vinification: 100% whole cluster, minimal SO2 addition before vinification, grapes chilled to 12°C, semi-carbonic maceration and ambient yeast fermentation in tank, gentle punch-downs at the end of fermentation, aged for 12 months in used barrels and for an additional 5 months in tank, no fining, no filtration, SO2 added when racked to tank and before bottling (20-50 ppm total at bottling).