Joseph Drouhin Chorey Les Beaune Pinot Noir

Vineyard: site: very close to beaune as the name indicates. This is a small appellation around the tiny village of chorey at the foot of the hill of corton. History & tradition: the vineyard of chorey-les-beaune was founded in 1237 by edouard de froment the duke of burgundy’step-nephew. The wine is often sold under the more common appellation of co;te-de-beaune villages. Joseph drouhin owns vineyards in chorey (pronounced sho-ray). Soil: clay and limestone. Drouhin estate: 1 3 ha. (3. 25 acres). Average age of the vines: 53 years. Viticulture biological cultivation since 1990; biodynamic cultivation a few years later. Vine stocks: selection massale (propagation of new vine stocks from a number of selected vines) done at the drouhin nursery; also clones of recognized quality. Soil maintenance: compost of manure and white wood sometimes guano (seabird manure used as fertilizer). Soil is ploughed either by tractor or by horse to manage spreading of weeds. Treatment:
Vineyard: site: very close to beaune as the name indicates. This is a small appellation around the tiny village of chorey at the foot of the hill of corton. History & tradition: the vineyard of chorey-les-beaune was founded in 1237 by edouard de froment the duke of burgundy’step-nephew. The wine is often sold under the more common appellation of co;te-de-beaune villages. Joseph drouhin owns vineyards in chorey (pronounced sho-ray). Soil: clay and limestone. Drouhin estate: 1 3 ha. (3. 25 acres). Average age of the vines: 53 years. Viticulture biological cultivation since 1990; biodynamic cultivation a few years later. Vine stocks: selection massale (propagation of new vine stocks from a number of selected vines) done at the drouhin nursery; also clones of recognized quality. Soil maintenance: compost of manure and white wood sometimes guano (seabird manure used as fertilizer). Soil is ploughed either by tractor or by horse to manage spreading of weeds. Treatment: