Pierre Damoy - Cote de Nuits - Burgundy

OUR WINES

Endowed with a brilliant ruby colour, this Chapelle Chambertin seduces with the intensity of its nose. THE NEW GENERATION

Bottling takes place without filtering or fining after 1 year of elevage for the whites and 14 to 18 months for the reds.
The most modern equipment, such as stainless steel tanks and a pneumatic press for the most gentle press, combine with low yields, serve the wines best in their youth and allow us to produce wines with plenty of character.

At present, the domaine covers 11 hectares including 2.22 hectares belong to the appellation of Chapelle-Chambertin and 5.36 hectares to Clos de B่ze in the districts of Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay. Pierre Damoy oversees both the viticulture as well as the commercialization of the wines.




Dominant aromas of small red fruit combine with notes of spice.

In the mouth, this wine possesses a surprisingly delicate yet generous structure as well as an astonishing richness and depth of fruit. The finish is supported by silky tannins. This rare pearl is a fine example of balance.


OUR KNOW HOW

Ever since Julien Damoy established the domaine at the beginning of the century, it has produced high quality wines, a direct result of respecting both the terroir and the vineyards.

This is why cultivation methods tend to preserve and emphasise the terroir. The essential goal is to translate the individual character of each terroir according to the vintage.



This objective imposes rigorous principles on vineyard cultivation, as well as vinification and elevage of the wines.

At each one of these stages, the highest standards are required.

VINE'S CONDUCT

Rational management of the vines has been practised for many years. In most instances, we allow nature to take its course. We avoid using weedkillers and fertilizers, enriching the earth with compost instead.

We do not consider our vineyards just by parcels alone, instead, we focus our attention on each individual vine. It is the object of attentive care, from pruning, to debudding and green harvesting, when the quantity of grapes per vine is judged to be too high. This way of operating allows us to personnalize as well as evaluate each vine individually.


WINES ELABORATION

When the grapes reach optimum ripeness, they are of course, harvested manually and brought to the winery as quickly as possible, less than 30 minutes is a reasonable time frame. After rigorous sorting, the grapes are destemmed with the utmost care to avoid any damage.

Fermentation takes place in an open vat with a floating cap under strict temperature control the entire time. Fermentation time totals approximately 18 to 23 days according to each individual cuve as well as the particular vintage. The cap is punched down manually and pumping over occurs daily in order to obtain wines with lots of fruit and freshness.

Once fermentation has finished and following a gentle pneumatic press, the wine is transferred to casks. We make judicious use of new wood according to how powerful the wine is, generally 20% new barrels for the red Burgundies and up to 80% for Tamisot and Chambertin.

THE NEW GENERATION

Bottling takes place without filtering or fining after 1 year of elevage for the whites and 14 to 18 months for the reds.
The most modern equipment, such as stainless steel tanks and a pneumatic press for the most gentle press, combine with low yields, serve the wines best in their youth and allow us to produce wines with plenty of character.

At present, the domaine covers 11 hectares including 2.22 hectares belong to the appellation of Chapelle-Chambertin and 5.36 hectares to Clos de B่ze in the districts of Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay. Pierre Damoy oversees both the viticulture as well as the commercialization of the wines.