The Marsannay Vieilles Vignes is not made every year, but when it is it’s a terrific value, coming as it does from a selection of old vine material (50+ year-old vines), taken from around the domain’s holdings. The vineyards used are typically Les Etailles, Les Grasses Tetes, Les Favieres, En Combereau and Les Boivins. Elevage is usually split evenly between tank and barrique.
Created in 1987, the Marsannay Villages appellation is a relatively new one in Burgundy but an ancient and well respected source of fine wine. Located on the southern outskirts of Dijon at the northern end of the Côte de Nuits, Marsannay missed out when the first Villages appellations were handed out in 1930. But it wasn’t because the terroir was deemed inferior. It was simply that there was very little Chardonnay or Pinot Noir planted.
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