Les Grands Rangs
Clos de Breuilly's Les Grands Rangs is a single varietal 100% Pinot noir wine, aged patiently in oak barrels.
Vin de France
100% Pinot noir
Red
Terroir
The grapes come exclusively from the (very long) rows located at the southwest end of the estate's main vineyard, hence the name of the cuvée.
From 350m to 360m
Gentle slope, c. 5%
South
60% sand, 25% silt, 15% clay on a subsoil of altered granitic and metamorphic rocks (gneiss)
1960
Viticulture
Clos de Breuilly's vines are cultivated organically (farming is certified organic by FR-Bio-10 Agriculture France)
Cordon-trained vines with trellising
Guyot-Poussard
Disbudding, green harvesting
Harvest by hand with sorting at the vine
Vinification and Ageing
15 days in stainless steel tank. Pump-over morning and evening with an R'Pulse pump. No punch-down.
18 months in oak barrels from Ateliers Centre France (Tronçais forest)
Not fined, not filtered
Analysis Before Bottling
1.5 g/l
3.50
5 mg/l
20 mg/l
1000 mg/l
Summary
September 13, 2022
March 19, 2024
Natural cork Trescases 49/24
2 200 bottles
30 hl/ha
13.5% vol
Vinification and Ageing
15 days in stainless steel tank, 20% whole bunches. Pump-over morning and evening with an R'Pulse pump. No punch-down.
12 months in oak barrels from Ateliers Centre France (Tronçais forest)
Not fined, not filtered
Analysis Before Bottling
<0.2 g/l
4.05
<10 mg/l (LQ)
<10 mg/l (LQ)
850 mg/l
Summary
September 17, 2020
October 28, 2021
Natural cork Francisco Sagrera 49/24
1 288 bottles
17 hl/ha
16.5% vol