Grapes: Pinot Noir + Chardonnay
Region: Burgundy, France
Vintage: 2021
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Clay + Limestone
Vinification: 90% Chardonnay from 2021 (Champlains and Perrières), 10% Pinot Noir from 2023. Chardonnay - directly pressed, decanted overnight, aged for 12 months in used barrels, no racking or bâtonnage, no added SO2. Pinot Noir - 100% whole cluster, foot punch-downs, pressed after 2-3 weeks in tank,
Aging: aged for 12 months in used barrels, racked to tank, the lees of all the plots are combined in tank, after 5-6 months the wine from the lees is separated and blended with the Chardonnay before bottling.
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: None
Notes from the Importer: The domaine was founded in 1890 by Simon Bize who embarked on viticulture with a few hectares of vines in the middle of the phylloxera crisis. The estate was then passed to his son in 1918 (another Simon) who increased their holdings and then to his son (also, Simon) in 1950, who built up a portfolio of customers. But it was his son, Patrick Bize, who from 1972 took the quality of the wines to the top.
Patrick passionately defended a more classic vision of Burgundy far from what was fashionable at the time. It was this energy and fervor that attracted Becky Wasserman to his work from early in her career. After his sudden death in 2013, his wife, Chisa Bize and his sister, Marielle Grivot-Bize. His son Hugo has also recently joined the domaine.
