Pinot Noir Grand Vin

J.L. Denois

J.L. Denois is a Pinot Noir pioneer in the Languedoc and the Grand Vin cuvée is a testament to his 35 years of honing the variety for Limoux. In the Grand Vin cuvée, priorityy is given to delicacy, elegance, and seduction as opposed to power. This Pinot is a home run: red cherry, tobacco, toast, florest floor, mocha, vanilla, and white chocolate—just wildly delicious and beautifully textured. So rich without bullying the palate or leaning on alcohol for its body, it unfolds in the glass as it greets the air.

Country:  France

Region:  Limoux, Languedoc

Appellation:  Haute Vallée de l'Aude IGP

Climate:  Cool Mediterranean

Altitude:  400m

Soils:  Clay & Limestone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

Fermentation:  Part whole cluster with stems, the remainder being destemmed but uncrushed whole berries, all fermented with indigenous yeast and without added sulfites in temperature controlled stainless steel. Gentle and infrequent punch downs.

Ageing:  After a gentle pressing, the wine is racked to 500 litre French Oak barrels where it ages at least one year followed by further bottle aging in the Denois cellars before release.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Fruit from the organic Magrie vineyard in the Haute Vallée de l'Aude. Only the finest bunches are selected after a meticulous sorting. Picked two weeks later than the rest of the estate’s Pinot Noir. Hand harvested into small 15 kg crates to prevent premature crushing and oxidation.

ABV:  13.3%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871548

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Jean-Louis Denois


Limoux, Languedoc, France

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Pinot Noir Grand Vin
J.L. Denois

Country:  France

Region:  Limoux, Languedoc

Appellation:  Haute Vallée de l'Aude IGP

J.L. Denois is a Pinot Noir pioneer in the Languedoc and the Grand Vin cuvée is a testament to his 35 years of honing the variety for Limoux. In the Grand Vin cuvée, priorityy is given to delicacy, elegance, and seduction as opposed to power. This Pinot is a home run: red cherry, tobacco, toast, florest floor, mocha, vanilla, and white chocolate—just wildly delicious and beautifully textured. So rich without bullying the palate or leaning on alcohol for its body, it unfolds in the glass as it greets the air.

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Cool Mediterranean

Altitude:  400m

Soils:  Clay & Limestone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

Fermentation:  Part whole cluster with stems, the remainder being destemmed but uncrushed whole berries, all fermented with indigenous yeast and without added sulfites in temperature controlled stainless steel. Gentle and infrequent punch downs.

Ageing:  After a gentle pressing, the wine is racked to 500 litre French Oak barrels where it ages at least one year followed by further bottle aging in the Denois cellars before release.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Fruit from the organic Magrie vineyard in the Haute Vallée de l'Aude. Only the finest bunches are selected after a meticulous sorting. Picked two weeks later than the rest of the estate’s Pinot Noir. Hand harvested into small 15 kg crates to prevent premature crushing and oxidation.

ABV:  13.3%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871548

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

Pinot Noir Grand Vin
J.L. Denois
J.L. Denois is a Pinot Noir pioneer in the Languedoc and the Grand Vin cuvée is a testament to his 35 years of honing the variety for Limoux. In the Grand Vin cuvée, priorityy is given to delicacy, elegance, and seduction as opposed to power. This Pinot is a home run: red cherry, tobacco, toast, florest floor, mocha, vanilla, and white chocolate—just wildly delicious and beautifully textured. So rich without bullying the palate or leaning on alcohol for its body, it unfolds in the glass as it greets the air.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Limoux, Languedoc

Appellation:  Haute Vallée de l'Aude IGP

Climate:  Cool Mediterranean

Altitude:  400m

Soils:  Clay & Limestone

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

Fermentation:  Part whole cluster with stems, the remainder being destemmed but uncrushed whole berries, all fermented with indigenous yeast and without added sulfites in temperature controlled stainless steel. Gentle and infrequent punch downs.

Ageing:  After a gentle pressing, the wine is racked to 500 litre French Oak barrels where it ages at least one year followed by further bottle aging in the Denois cellars before release.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Fruit from the organic Magrie vineyard in the Haute Vallée de l'Aude. Only the finest bunches are selected after a meticulous sorting. Picked two weeks later than the rest of the estate’s Pinot Noir. Hand harvested into small 15 kg crates to prevent premature crushing and oxidation.

ABV:  13.3%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871548

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