The Domaine du Meix Foulot has been in the hands of the de Launay family for multiple generations. The vineyards are managed in as natural a manner as possible. Vines are pruned short, no herbicides are used, and fertilizer, natural compost, is rarely applied.
Agnes de Launay’s Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise comes from a west-facing 0.7-hectare parcel of 15-to-20-year-old Pinot Noir planted in gravelly clay in the commune of Saint Denis de Vaux, in the valley that separates Mercurey and Givry. It undergoes a three-week fermentation in stainless steel with twice-daily punch-downs and occasional pump-overs, and spends ten months in steel in order to maximize its expression of fresh fruit.
