DOMAINE ROGER BELLAND CRIOTS BATARD MONTRACHET Roger and his daughter Julie represent the fifth RAND RU and sixth generations of Belland G C owners and winemakers in the Cote d'Or. Dating back to 1839, the Domaine consists of 23 hectares across the communes of Maranges, Santenay, Puligny and Chassange Montrachet, Meursault, Volnay and Pommard. The family winery is located in the village of Santenay-la- Bas, and Roger holds the single largest parcel of Grand Criots Batard Montrachet. Varietal/Blend: 100% Farming: organic practices, not certified Exposure: S/SE Soil: rocky limestone and clay Ave Year Vines Planted: 1979 Yeast: natural Fermentation: 100% de-stemmed and fermented in a combination of oak and tank for 2 months Aging: 8 months in French oak / 90% new oak Alcohol: 14% The philosophy of the Domaine is to work early Fined: yes and intensively in the vineyard. Using no Filtered: very light filtration pesticides for almost 20 years, the family ploughs the soil to control the weeds, while This Grand Cru vineyard is located wholly in encouraging the roots to dig deeper. Shoots are Chassagne-Montrachet. Its total surface area is thinned before bud-break for a naturally low only 1.75 hectares making it the smallest of the that prevents the need for green 5 GC of Puligny/Chassagne and one harvesting, and leaves are thinned several times of the smallest appellations in France. It lies to attain good aeration and sunlight for the immediately to the south of Batard-Montrachet clusters. Grass is encouraged to grow between and is known to make the most delicate of the the rows to stimulate microbial activity that 5 GCs. Roger Belland owns the largest parcel of Criots with 0.61 ha. The other producers in drastically limits the need for treatment of the Criots are Bonnefoy, Fontaine-Gagnard, Blain- vines. The result is maximum expression of Gagnard, D'Auvenay, Lamy and Blondeau- "terroir". Danne. With only perfectly ripe bunches, hand-cut from the vine, vinification takes place in a modern Country: France Region: Burgundy winery and ageing occurs in only the best oak Sub Region: Cote de Beaune barrels that are up to three years old. Employing Vineyard: Criots Batard Montrachet a traditional winemaking process, all of Roger Vineyard Size: 0.6 hectares and Julie's wines are spectacular and rare.

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