Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, grilled salmon, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted in the historic 12th-century cellars of the Chapter of Notre-Dame in Beaune, Jaffelin's Pinot Noir is a testament to traditional gravity-flow winemaking. This gentle approach minimizes agitation, preserving the delicate, bright red fruit profile characteristic of the varietal. The wine showcases a classic Burgundian elegance, drawing from limestone-rich soils to deliver vibrant notes of fresh cherries, wild strawberries, and a touch of earthy spice. It represents a harmonious balance of historical craftsmanship and accessible, terroir-driven character.
🍾 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%