A fantastic Pinot Noir with elegance & lively fruits on the palate.
Colour: Dark ruby Nose: rich nose of ripe black berried & strawberries. Palate: This wine is fragrant with aromas of strawberry, rhubarb & cherry, showing aromas of leather, cinnamon & elegant spices. Enjoy it with pig pate, duck roasted with wine sauce, strong cheeses. Pierre Naigeon is the fifth generation of his family to be based in Gevrey-Chambertin, making wine, though previously it was known as Maison Naigeon-Chauveau, & was sold to the Swiss firm of Hammel in 1990. Domaine Pierre Naigeon, therefore, is a relatively recent creation. Pierre began broking wine in around 1991 & also took on the few remaining vines owned by the family
- it was not much more than 1 hectare, but included both Bonnes-Mares & Charmes-Chambertin. Pierre, who has also experienced making wine in the Yarra Valley, has since then built up his domaine to 11.5 hectares. In the vines he uses no herbicides, insecticides or synthetic anti-rot treatments. He's not ' Bio' because he doesn't like the idea of using copper in the vines, but he will use a little organic compost &, of course, control the weeds by ploughing. There is no practice of green harvesting, rather, Pierre prefers to leave the 'right number' of buds on the vine to start with.