GUILHEM & JH GOISOT Côtes d'Auxerre La Ronce 2023 75cl Red

Grape Variety : Pinot Noir (massal selection from various Côtes d'Or estates, La Romanée Conti and G. Roumier)

Terroir : Average vine age 20 years; production area 1ha10. Upper Jurassic subsoil, Kimmeridgian stage white marl

Aging : In barrels of 1 to 4 wines for 13 to 15 months

Tasting : slender palate, beautiful finesse.

🍷 Serving temperature 16/18°

The first traces of Domaine Goisot can be found in the 14^th century in the village of Saint Bris le Vineux in the Yonne department in northern Burgundy. The estate spans 30 hectares in the communes of Saint Bris, Irancy, and Chablis.

In 1979, when Ghislaine and Jean-Hugues took over the family estate, working with respect for their land was very important to them. Certified Ecocert since 2001 and Demeter since 2005, Guilhem and his wife Marie have continued this philosophy.
The vines are planted at 10,000 vines/hectare instead of 4,500 to 7,000 vines/hectare as is common in the Yonne. This choice is bearing fruit as they obtain more complex and smaller grapes with better maturity. Indeed, the choice to increase density promotes competition between the vines. If treatment is necessary, they use 100% natural products (rock powders and plant decoctions...). Similarly, to stimulate soil life, they choose to spread humus on certain plots without ever using fertilizers. All of this continues until the bottle. Their approach is entirely dedicated to producing authentic and healthy wine for both humans and nature.

Domaine Goisot has today become a benchmark in biodynamically farmed Burgundy wines, producing cuvées of exceptional consistency each year. Unfortunately, difficult years follow one another with fierce frost episodes in this sector. Nevertheless, their cuvées remain pure, elegant, and each terroir is represented with great sensitivity in the bottle. The small yields imposed by Mother Nature do not allow for large volumes year after year for this small estate, and we are very proud to represent them.