Cuvee des Chanoines de Notre Dame Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, grilled salmon, wild mushroom pasta
✨ Technical Specifications
This cuvée pays direct homage to the 'Chanoines' (canons) of the Chapter of Notre-Dame, who constructed the magnificent 12th-century cellars in Beaune where Maison Jaffelin still ages its wines today. Crafted from Pinot Noir sourced from select vineyards across Burgundy, this wine is a testament to the house's historical roots. Utilizing traditional gravity-flow techniques in their gravity-fed vat room, the winemakers preserve the delicate, bright red fruit profile characteristic of the region. The wine undergoes fermentation in stainless steel and oak vats before aging, resulting in a classic Burgundy expression that balances fresh acidity, supple tannins, and a subtle earthy complexity born from the region's limestone-rich soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1816 by brothers Charles and Henri Jaffelin, Maison Jaffelin holds the distinction of being the smallest of the historical négociant houses in Beaune. Uniquely, it remains one of the rare houses actively vinifying inside the medieval core of Beaune, operating out of vaulted twelfth-century cellars originally belonging to the Collégiale Notre-Dame. Now part of the Boisset Collection family of estates, Jaffelin's winemaking has been guided since 2011 by oenologist Marinette Garnier. Garnier crafts micro-cuvées using bespoke, small-capacity wooden vats and traditional vertical pressing, prioritizing gentle extraction and native fermentations. Sourcing pristine fruit across the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise, the house emphasizes transparent terroir character across classical limestone and clay-limestone soils. Benchmark releases include regional expressions under the Les Chapitres de Jaffelin tier, singular Premier Cru bottlings such as Beaune Premier Cru Les Cent Vignes, and traditional-method Crémants de Bourgogne vinified with minimal intervention and low dosage.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%