HAUTES CÔTES DE NUITS
2013 Blanc Cuvée Marine Domaine Anne Gros
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Hautes Côtes |
| Village | Hautes Côtes de Nuits |
| ABV | 12.5% |
There is a very mild hint of exoticism to the agreeably fresh aromas of red and green apple, floral and pineapple. The nicely vibrant and lightly mineral-inflected flavors possess good midpalate fat before terminating in a clean and racy finish. This clean and dry effort should drink well young. Rating: 85-87 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2015)
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Domaine Anne Gros
Anne Gros joined her father François at the family domaine in Vosne Romanée in 1988, having given up her arts studies in favour of viticulture and oenology at Beaune and Dijon, and has run the domaine alone since 1995. The Domaine now has 6.5 hectares of Pinot and Chardonnay. Anne describes herself as being 'wary of certainties and keen to preserve her freedom'.
In the vineyards Anne practises viticulture influenced by organic and biodynamic principles, and the vineyards are ploughed and fertilised with compost, but although she believes that the long-term health of the vineyards are best preserved by such methods, she likes to maintain the freedom to use conventional treatments when necessary.
In the cellar, the wines are classically made, in cement tanks for the reds, and stainless steel for the whites. They are then are aged in barrel for up to fifteen months, with 80% new wood for the grand crus, 50% for the village wines and 30% for the regional wines. Anne is quietly meticulous and almost obsessive about cleanliness in her cellar, which perhaps is reflected in the delicacy and restrained tension in her wines, which have aromatic clarity, limpid precision, sheer joie de vivre, lively balance and persistence.
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