La Romanée

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Appellation restricted to the single commune of Vosne-Romanée, in Côte-d'Or, on the 'Côte de Nuits'.
• Shallow soils over Bajocian marls and frost-susceptible limestones, mantled by colluvium (scree, clays, silts).
• Carbonated soils, rich in clay, well-draining, with a characteristic red colour derived from iron oxides.
• Temperate oceanic climate with continental influences; ~750 mm/year of rainfall, mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Plots on the lower slope (~150 m of elevation change), nestled in the bench created by the Bajocian marl horizon.

• Viticulture documented from the 12th century: the monastery of Saint-Vivant held an estate in Vosne comprising four distinct clos, confiscated at the Revolution and then reunited from 1815 onwards by the Comte Liger-Belair.
• Pinot noir exclusively, density >9,000 vines/ha, extended ageing; Pinot noir forms small, dense, pine-cone-shaped clusters with dark blue-black ovoid berries.

• Intense aromas of ripe or candied red and black fruits, musk, leather, and humus; the palate is powerful and structured yet harmonious. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Ageing potential of several decades, sometimes 30 to 50 years in exceptional vintages.

• East-facing slope combined with free-draining limestone subsoil and ferruginous clays at the surface create an optimal water balance ideally suited to Pinot noir. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB