| Appellation |
Gevrey Chambertin |
| Area under vine |
1 hectare |
| Age of vines |
60 years |
| Soil |
White marl, argilo-calcareous, rocky |
| Elevage |
16 months in 40% new barrels for each vintage from forests of Troncais |
| Classification |
Premier Cru (monopole) |
Winemaking at Domaine des Varoilles – 100% destemmed; cold maceration for 1 week at 8°; 2 weeks temperature controlled fermentation with punching down the cap; soft pressing; 48 hours settling of the juice; gravity feed to barrels.
Malolactic fermentation in barrels; bottled with no fining or filtration.
La Romanee lies upslope from the village of Gevrey on a south-east facing slope. At this mid slope position the soil is only 50cms deep sitting on stone of silica which warms the ground in summer. Roots here are up to 5-6 metres deep feeding on the trace elements of this incomparable soil. This offers seductive, rather richly-textured wines, complemented by fine mineral notes and well-integrated tannins. Elegant and supple.
“Domaine des Varoilles has documentary evidence of plantings of some of their vineyards as early as the 12th Century. And quite a rollcall of vineyards too. As a general summary from the wines I tried - deeper colours, good aromatics, balanced and flavourful wines. Given the consistency of the different expressions I would say true to their terroirs. Finally they are good value too. Generally a high standard to the wines.”
The Burgundy Report http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/index.php/spring-2004/profile-domaine-des-varoilles-gevrey-chambertin/
http://www.domaine-varoilles.com/uk/index2.html - English version of their website
