Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Santenots 2010 - Domaine Jacques Prieur

•  Presentation of the winery

Created in 1868 by Claude Duvergey and Marie Taboureau as Maison Duvergey-Taboureau, Domaine Jacques Prieur was renamed in 1956 by Jacques Prieur himself, after he inheritated the winery. Today the property belongs to the Labruyère family, and is managed by Edouard Labruyère, together with Martin Prieur. The oenologist of the domain, Nadine Gublin, has served since 1990. Elected Winemaker of the Year 1998 by the Revue des Vins de France, she produces high quality wines on the set of prestigious appellations owned by the winery. Daniel Godfrey, head of culture,  has been working the wines for many years in a durable farming way, in order to extract the best from each plot.
The House Jacques Prieur owns 21 hectares of vineyards (11 in Pinot Noir, 10 Chardonnay), spread over the greatest appellations of Burgundy: 9 great growths (Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, Corton-Bressandes, Echezeaux, Clos Vougeot , Musigny, Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Beza) and 14 first growths, an exceptionnal  collection of terroirs!

• Wine

The Volnay vineyard is located between Meursault and Pommard south to north, and only red wines account are produced under this registered name. Clos des Santenots, plot of 1.19 hectare, is a monopoly of Domaine Jacques Prieur.
The harvest is manual, and the breeding is quite long (15 months) in oak barrels.
The wine has a ruby color, intense and deep, on a nose of dark berries, which continues in floral notes. Sweetness and delicacy are expressed on the palate with spicy, fruity notes, fine tannins.