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Pinot Noir
Our Ratafia traces its DNA back to the historic planted varieties in our family’s vineyard. The must and liquor used for distilling are elaborated out of a selection of our very best grapes and terroirs. The distillation process takes place at the estate.
• Geology and Terroir.
Ratafia’s specific identity has been brought about by the unique expression of each stratum of terroirs. The latter have been selected from the parcels of Troissy and Bouquigny.
When it comes to Pinot Noir, we have chosen soils from the Bartonian and Upper Ypresian periods.
• Grape Variety: Pinot Noir must.
• Organic Vine-growing.
Organic certification since the 2023 harvest.
Total soil tilling since 2015. Implementation of bio-dynamic growing in 2016.
Weedkiller and synthetic substance free. Use of fermented extracts and plant infusions.
• Elaboration.
This spirit drink is obtained by adding the flavour of a vinous alcohol, produced in-house exclusively out of must.
• Barrel-ageing.
• Tasting Notes.
Colour: flamboyant, tawny gold.
Aromas: exhilarating
Dried fruit: prunes, figs.
Acidulous fruit: lemon, citrus fruit. Saline.
Palate: stylish. lively/crisp/unctuous/long.
Pastry notes: icing sugar, taffy, prune compote, prunes in syrup.
• Pairing.
Pure, it is a powerful expression of its terroirs. On its own, combined with Chardonnay or Meunier Ratafia, this Pinot Noir Ratafia opens the way for an infinite variety of cocktails. And with gastronomy, it has found a wonderful playground of flavours, for example with cheeses such as Comté or Langres.