Winemaker Notes
"Les Longeroies" originates from an old French word meaning "furrow". The vineyard faces south and is situated in the middle slope which is comprised of limestone scree resting over deep soils.
Sheer fruit explodes on the palate with a tactile impression of creaminess left by tannins that are already well melted. This is a tasty wine that quickly opens up and that will pair perfectly with a T-bone steak.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2012 Marsannay Les Longeroies comes from one young and one old plot of vines around 40-years old raised in 20% new oak. It has a well-defined quite mineral, “correct” bouquet that has an attractive linearity. The palate has a tannic backbone with a good grip in the mouth. Rating: 88-90
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Perched up in the northernmost position in the Côte de Nuits, Marsannay is the only appellation village of Burgundy to produce classified wines of all three colors: red, white— and rosé. The official Rosé de Marsannay earned its high reputation in the early 1900s.
Its reds, made of Pinot Noir, burst with red and black fruit and are consistently long on the palate. Chardonnays from Marsannay are charming, floral and full of citrus fruit and mineral. Top Marsannay vineyards include Clos du Roy and Les Longeroies.