Description
FRUITY & ELEGANT
A FRUIT DRIVEN PINOT NOIR FROM COTE D’OR
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 2 700 bottles
AVERAGE VINE AGE 30 years
SITUATION A blend of several plots, with
a majority of grapes coming from the
climat “Peuraine” in Santenay.
Producer Profile
9 CENTURIES OF HISTORY
Château de Laborde’s history began in 1119, when it was just a simple fortress near Beaune. Property of the Dukes of Burgundy from the 11th to 13th Century, it then became a Marquisate for Denis Brulard, the first President of the parliament of Burgundy in Dijon. His son transformed the buildings into a magnificent Château completed in 1678, with a vineyard surrounding the Estate. Nicknamed the Versailles of Burgundy, the Château was even envied by King Louis XIV himself!
RESTORED BY HERVE KERLANN
Time has taken its toll, especially after the Revolution, and the most grandiose
buildings are gone. The Château was bought in 1998 by Hervé KERLANN, who restored it and reconnected it with its wine growing past, stone by stone, vintage by vintage. Thanks to this commitment of the past 20 years, the nine centuries long history of Château de Laborde lives on…
HERVE KERLANN
“A wine trotter” from Brittany with a childhood in Libourne, who fell in love with Gevrey-Chambertin, Hervé’s life has always been strongly linked with the wine world. He has also lived in Canada
– Montreal and Vancouver – for 14 years.
He first created in 1993 his own fine wine distribution company targeted at Asian markets (working with Robert Groffier, Méo-Camuzet, Mikulski, and many others). Direct Domaines Distribution is now one of the leaders in its category.
Inspired by all the talented winemakers around him, he decided to start a Domaine himself by first buying the Château de Laborde in 1998, at the time owned by the Hospices de Beaune, and then planting his first vines in 2000.
Today the estate represents 4 hectares in ownership completed by contracts of grapes for a total of 9 hectares, all vinified, aged and bottled by Hervé KERLANN.
