Alcohol: 12%
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Localization: Burgundy, France
Tasting Notes: A wine with a fruity and fresh character. On the nose, its blackcurrant and cherry aromas enchant us. On the palate, its supple tannins confirm its maturity. Its aging in vats underlines its fruitiness and freshness.
Notes: The grapes are sorted, de-stemmed and gently transferred to the vat on a conveyor belt, without pumping. Before fermentation, we carry out a cold maceration at 10°C for 2 to 3 days. The vatting period lasts around 15 days, during which time we punch down the cap or pump over the cap, monitored by daily tastings. The press juice and free-run juice are blended in stainless steel vats and lightly settled before being matured in vats and barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place.
Food pairing: Appetizer, Cured meat, Pizza, Chocolate, Fruit desserts, Red meat and game
The Domain: In 1860, Prosper Maufoux, who was a notary by trade, left his practice to give his life over to his passion for wine. He set up his own firm in Santenay, a Burgundian village in the heart of the vineyards in southern Côte d’Or. His son, Cyprien, looked beyond the borders of France, taking Prosper Maufoux wines to the tables of England, The Netherlands and The United States. In 1970, his grandson, Pierre, brought Prosper Maufoux’s headquarters to the main square in Santenay. He chose an 1835 mansion house that was built by Jacques Marie Duvault-Blochet, who, at that time, was the owner of the prestigious Romanée Conti estate. The company has chosen this location and setting to draw on all its skills and mature its gems from Burgundy. In 1994, Mr. Robert Fairchild, the long-time importer of Prosper Maufoux wines to The United States, took up the reins of the company, continuing until his death. The torch was then taken up by Eric Piffaut, whose family’s roots in Burgundian wine go back to 1898. New resources were put into use to perpetuate and reinforce the existing culture of high quality and develop the company’s international renown. At the winemaking helm the Piffaut family has since brought on oenologist Nadine Gublin, now overseeing the production of the house. Gublin was the first female winemaker of the year named by France’s leading wine magazine, La Revue du Vin de France.
