Clos de Vougeot Clos Frantin - Albert Bichot 2009 (Red)

The Albert Bichot house is lucky enough to possess 1.75 hectares of this exceptional premier cru, located right next to a few mythic plots (Romanée-Conti is less than 400 metres away and Richebourg less than 600!). The vines, aged between 35 and 40 years, are east/south-east facing, on limestone soil. The Clos Frantin, owned by the Albert Bichot house, makes the following wines: in grands crus, Richebourg, Chambertin, Clos-de-Vougeot, Grands-Echézeaux and Echézeaux, in premier cru, Vosne-Romanée ""Les Malconsorts"" and in village appellations, Gevrey-Chambertin ""Les Murots"", Vosne-Romanée Les Maizières, Vosne-Romanée Les Damaudes and Nuits-Saint-Georges. The Clos Frantin covers 13 hectares, eight of which are premiers and grands crus. Fertilisers and weed killers have been replaced with compost and tilling. In order to produce a high quality fruit, the soil is carefully respected, the vines are pruned dramatically and thinning is carried out if necessary. The domain's wines are vinified in the historical building at the entrance to Nuits-Saint-George. In the vat-house, gravity-flow has replaced the mechanical operations in the winemaking process, which improves the quality and the grapes' aromatic potential. Today, the Albert Bichot house has 100 hectares of vines, at Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise, over four domains:-Château Long-Depaquit, Chablis (65ha)-Domaine du Clos Frantin, Nuits-Saint-Georges (13ha)-Domaine du Pavillon, Pommard (17ha)-Domaine Adélie, Mercurey (4.5ha)The Bichot family has been in Burgundy since 1350, but it was only in the 19th century that they became interested in vineyards and wine. Albéric Bichot, who is in charge since 1996, is the sixth generation.

Au cœur du Clos le plus réputé de Bourgogne, le domaine du Clos Frantin possède des parcelles qui relient le haut et le bas du Clos de Vougeot, ce qui permet à cette cuvée d'allier fruit et structure. Ce grand cru est élaboré selon les principes de l'agriculture biologique afin d'assurer la meilleure qualité du fruit dès le travail de la vigne. Un vin exceptionnel dans ses arômes, partagé entre fruits rouges et noirs, des notes de tabac et de thé lorsqu'il a un peu de garde. Le millésime 2006 est noté 2006 en rouge en Bourgogne, l'année ayant été marquée par un mois de juillet frappé par la canicule, suivi de mois d'août et septembre froids mais surtout abondamment pluvieux.

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