2021 Domaine Ardhuy Le Clos des Langres Monopole

Domaine d'Ardhuy is a Burgundy house that quickly became one of the top 5 producers of the region. Very extensive choice of terroirs, and high quality from the base to the Crus.

Gabriel Ardhuy helped with the harvest in Burgundy in 1947 and met his future wife Eliane there, the daughter of a winegrower from Burgundy. They had seven daughters. The d'Ardhuy family owned the trading house Pierre André for a long time, with Château Corton-André as its headquarters. This was sold in 2002, so that all attention could be focused on their own vineyards and the development of their own domain. The Ardhuy family owns more than forty hectares of vineyards in magnificent plots and also owns a company in the Rhône. A daughter has been appointed to organise both domains. At the beginning of 2003, Carel Voorhuis, the son of a lawyer from Maastricht who had previously bought a winery in the Jura, joined as 'régisseur'. And then things moved quickly: in 2004, the Revue de Vins de France chose Ardhuy as number 3 of producers in the Côte de Beaune and number 4 in the Côte de Nuits.

The Le Clos des Langres comes from grapes from a single vineyard that is entirely owned by Ardhuy (monopole), which is located on the border of the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits. The vineyard is located on the top of a hill, with steep slopes on all sides. This ensures good drainage and sufficient sun and ventilation, which allows the grapes to ripen well and evenly. The age of the vines varies from 25 to 65 years, each with their own contribution to the complexity and quality of the wine.

The Côte de Nuits Villages Le Clos des Langres has an inviting, complex nose with intense red fruit (ripe cherries) and black fruit (blueberries), spicy notes, spices and nicely integrated wood. Powerful and round in taste with fine acidity, firm, well-packed tannins and a very long finish in which the lively fruit aromas live on.

FACT: The Clos des Langres belonged to the chapter of Langres Cathedral from the 11th century onwards and the wines produced have enjoyed an excellent reputation ever since. Doctor Lavalle, in his 1855 work The History and Statistics of the Great Wines of the Côte d'Or, gave the vineyard a top position in his classification, writing: "The wines have body and colour (...) and can be compared with the best wines from more prestigious villages".