Clos Marey-Monge Grands Esprits 2017

  • Known to bring body and structure to our Clos Marey-Monge Monopole blend, our Grands Esprits is a high-quality Pinot Noir enjoyable on its own. With an intense ruby color and exuberant nose of red fruits, sandalwood and sweet spices such as cinnamon and cloves, it is a full-bodied and tannic red wine. Its long finale displays notes of minerality, bringing an elegant touch to this robust cuvée.

    ALCOHOL
    13.6% vol
    SERVING TEMP.
    16°C
    DRINKABILITY
    Now to 25 years

  • Grands Esprits’ 4.81 hectares of large, round, rocky, calcium- rich soils planted between 1980 and 1990 produce a straight Pinot Noir with firm tannins and the potential for long aging. Occupying almost one-quarter of our vineyard’s overall area, the 220 rows of the Grands Esprits plot is the most calcareous area of the Clos Marey-Monge.

    APPELLATION
    Pommard
    PLOT SIZE
    4.81 hectares
    AGE OF VINES
    30 to 40 years

  • Hand-harvested grapes, hand-sorted on a vibrating table. 100% de-stemmed, placed into stainless steel fermentation vats by gravity flow. Weeks-long maceration, minimal pumping-over and punching-down. Pressing in pneumatic press. Placed in French oak barrels for aging on fine lees. Not filtered.

    HARVEST
    September 8-9, 2017
    AGING
    16 months in 20% new French oak barrels
    PRODUCTION
    9,155 bottles
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Clos Marey-Monge Grands Esprits 2017 - Jasper Morris

Grands Esprits

Grands Esprits 4.81 hectares of large, round, rocky, calcium-rich soils planted between 1980 and 1990 produce a straight Pinot Noir with firm tannins and the potential for long aging. Occupying almost one-quarter of our vineyard’s overall area, the 220 rows of the Grands Esprits plot is the most calcareous area of the Clos Marey-Monge.