Producer Notes
With a wealth of history under its belt, Domaine de la Pousse d’Or is located in Volnay in Burgundyโs Cรดte de Beaune. Quite amazingly, there is documentation of the estate existing as far back as the 1100โs, with the cellars dating back to the 16th Century. Heritage aside, la Pousse d’Or has continued to add to its premium vineyard holdings and boasts an exquisite collection of Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines that collectors go mad for, including Bonnes-Mares, Clos de la Roche and Chevalier-Montrachet. The vineyards are managed organically with the Grand Cru wines seeing more new oak than the Premier Cru wines, adding body and further enhancing concentration and complexity of flavour. Interestingly, the estate is experimenting with terracotta amphorae for some of their Premier Cru wines as a way of retaining purity of fruit expression whilst still creating texture and weight.
Vintage Notes
2009 was a very good vintage in Cote de Beaune
2009 was a very good but short-lived vintage for red and a good vintage for white wines in Burgundy
Other 2009 Cote de Beaune
2009 Nicolas Potel Maison Roche de Bellene Volnay Vieilles Vignes: ยฃ33
2009 Benjamin Leroux Savigny-les-Beaune: ยฃ57
2009 Domaine Jean-Marc & Hugues Pavelot Savigny-les-Beaune La Dominode Premier Cru: ยฃ66
2009 Chanson Pere & Fils Beaune Clos des Feves: ยฃ100
2009 Hospices de Beaune Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Georges Kritter (150cl): ยฃ650
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