Domaine Boris Champy - Petit Aigle 2022
Domaine Boris Champy is located in Nantoux , in the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy . Boris Champy is originally from Champagne and graduated in oenology. He worked for 10 years in the Napa Valley in California before becoming technical director of Maison Louis Latour. He was also manager and oenologist at the famous Clos des Lambrays. All-terrain, he was the initiator of an environmental protection association, is a triathlete, has swum across the bay of San Francisco and completed the pilgrimage from Dijon to Santiago de Compostela. The Domaine was founded by Didier Montchovet in 1984. With complete management of the vineyard, cellar and stocks, Domaine Didier Montchovet was renamed Domaine Boris Champy. Boris Champy believes enthusiastically in the future of Hautes-Cotes, thanks to their altitude in a context of global warming. He wishes to continue to raise the reputation of this little-known appellation. The objective is to show the subtle differences between climates and terroirs, with different types of soil, exposure to the sun, slope inclinations, etc. The estate was the first in Burgundy to receive Demeter biodynamic certification .
Petit Aigle comes from a micro-trade : since 2010, a small grape purchasing activity has supplemented the estate's wine production. All grape purchases are sourced from winegrowers certified in organic or biodynamic agriculture.
Bourgogne Rouge is made from young Pinot Noir vines from the estate and a partnership with a Burgundian winemaker. The harvest is completely destemmed then vinified in open vats with native yeasts. Punching down and pumping over are carried out. Aging lasts 10 to 12 months in wooden vats .
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir