Bonneau du Martray

Bonneau du Martray is guided by Jean -Charles le Bauld de la Morinière family and one of the most famous wineries in Burgundy. In the basement, the son of Charles, Eric, claimed responsibility. The winery owns eleven acres of the best situations in the immediate surroundings of the village Pernand -Vergelesses. The Good marketed exclusively wines from Grand Cru, making it even more consistent than the famous Domaine de la Romanée- Conti, which also has a Premier Cru wine in Vosne -Romanée program with the Premier Cru Cuvée Duvault - Blochet.

History

The history of the estate is closely connected with the history of Grand Cru Corton -Charlemagne. Until the French Revolution was the location property of the church. As Bien nationally was sold the prized to 10,800 livres Corton location. A considerable portion went to the family Bonneau - Véry. In his published in 1855 work Histoire et de la statistiques et des grands vins étroit de la Côte- d'Or MJ spoke Lavalle of a total of 19.7 acres, which belonged to the family in this situation. Together with other vineyards was the former estate on almost 24 acres.

Through the phylloxera crisis, compromise in succession as well as the global economic crisis shrank the possession of the family. In 1969, the Countess and wife of Jean le Bauld de la Morinière by her uncle René Bonneau du Martray inherited eleven acres. The Paris Graf studied oenology and began in the 1970s with Gutsabfüllungen.

In 1994 his son Jean -Charles took over the management of the estate. In the cellar, the brothers Bernard and Jean -Pierre Bruchon work.

The wines

The average age of the vines is 45 years. Is produced both red wine from Pinot Noir and white wines from Chardonnay grapes.

The focus on quality is high. In rainy autumn of the year 1993, a low-flying helicopter was drying the grapes; a practice that has been adopted by Château Pétrus, and subsequently on several occasions was used.

The destemmed 100 percent grapes are fermented in stainless steel tanks. The estate has a total of 16 parcels in Corton -Charlemagne able to be individually removed and blended just before bottling to a wine. Of each board build during 12-18 months of barrique.

When pressing of the red wines capable of Corton Bonneau du Martray the stem scaffolding to give the wine a little more elegance. The mash fermentation is temperature controlled. The wine builds during 12-18 months of barrique.