WINERY: Domaine de la Pousse d’Or

WINEMAKER: Benoît Landanger

ESTABLISHED: 1954

REGION: FRANCE • Burgundy • Volnay

APPELLATION: Santenay AOC

BLEND: 100% Pinot Noir

VINEYARDS: Estate vines total five acres in this east-facing premier cru, surrounded by an ancient stone wall on three sides. Soils are compacted limestone, with some marl. One-third of the vineyard was planted in 1920; the rest in the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s.

AGE OF VINES: 20-100 years

WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Destemmed. Cold maceration for one week; fermented on indigenous yeasts in tank. Aged in French oak barrel (20% new) for 18 months. Minimal sulfur addition. Moved via gravity; bottled unfined and unfiltered.

TASTING IMPRESSIONS: Aromas of black raspberry, licorice, underbrush, light peppery herbs. Ripe and round; medium tannins.

PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: Roasted pork with herbs; flank steak with pepper; aged French cheese