The basis of this wine lies in a combination of northern Pinot precision and more southern ripe fruit.
- Location / Origin: For this 100 Series Pinot Noir, Simonnet-Fèbvre works with fruit from Burgundy and Southern France. Therefore, there is no regional appellation on the label, but a broader French origin that allows for its own style.
- Region-context: The combination of Burgundy and Southern France is striking within the assortment of a house historically strongly connected with Chablis. Precisely this broader sourcing fits the Vin de France label.
- Soil: The source information from the importer's sheet mentions clay and limestone soils. This logically aligns with Pinot Noir that needs to retain softness and suppleness.
The cellar approach here is deliberately kept classic, so that fruit and suppleness remain central.
- Fermentation: The wine ferments for 9 days in stainless steel tanks at 23–28 °C according to traditional Burgundian techniques. This provides sufficient extraction for color and structure, while the red fruit remains clearly visible.
- Fermentation: After alcoholic fermentation, malolactic conversion follows. This step gives the wine a softer, rounder texture.
- Aging / Oak aging: The wine then ages for 12 months in stainless steel. This keeps the style pure, smooth and clearly fruit-focused, without oak influence.
Here, everything revolves around 1 grape presented in an accessible style, without unnecessary complexity.
- 100% Pinot Noir – France: Pinot Noir forms the complete basis and gives the wine its soft tannins, red fruit notes, and refined, smooth structure.
