The Le Ban is one of the best wines from the Derain vineyards! The wines here tend to reflect the vintage especially when it encourages slow but steady growth in the vineyard leading to wines with good structure and length.
Le Ban is lieu-dit just to the west of Saint-Aubin and is classified as Saint-Aubin village. The Domaine Derain plot in Le Ban is the first vineyard Dominique Derain purchased. It is tiny and now consists of .6 hectare of approximately 60 year old vines and .23 hectares of young vines, all of which are Pinot Noir.
The exposure is southerly and the soil gravelly clay and limestone. The wine is a mix of 80% destemmed and 20% whole bunches which were macerated for 18 days, then pressed and aged in 228 litre barrels for 11 months before bottling.
The Le Ban is one of the best wines from the Derain vineyards! The wines here tend to reflect the vintage especially when it encourages slow but steady growth in the vineyard leading to wines with good structure and length.
Le Ban is lieu-dit just to the west of Saint-Aubin and is classified as Saint-Aubin village. The Domaine Derain plot in Le Ban is the first vineyard Dominique Derain purchased. It is tiny and now consists of .6 hectare of approximately 60 year old vines and .23 hectares of young vines, all of which are Pinot Noir.
The exposure is southerly and the soil gravelly clay and limestone. The wine is a mix of 80% destemmed and 20% whole bunches which were macerated for 18 days, then pressed and aged in 228 litre barrels for 11 months before bottling.
Producer: Domaine Derain
Vintage: 2023
Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir
Country: France
Region: Saint-Aubin,, Burgundy
Alcohol: 12.5%
Terroir/Soil: Rocky, and calcareous clay soils
Farming Style: Biodynamic
Fining/Filtration: None
Added so2: no more than 31mg
