The Gros family have been making excellent wine in the famous Burgundian commune of Vosne-Romanee since 1830, when Alphonse Gros married Madame Latour and acquired his first parcels of vines there. There were various divisions of the land until the latest generation took over in 1995 when Jean Gros retired. The estate was, at that point, divided amongst his three children, Michel, Bernard (bottled under the Gros Frère et Soeur brand) and the y...
"Vine cultivation is extremely important and must be done in harmony with man and terroir(...) Pinot is a difficult varietal to cultivate, it is the most capricious but also the most fantastic."Concerned about practising a viticulture that is more respectful of man, vine and terroir, Anne Gros has taken a keen interest in biodynamic and organic viticulture. Though she believes this philosophy of cultivation is vital for the preservation of the...
Vinification is traditional at the domaine. In lined cement tanks for the reds and stainless steel tanks for the whites.
Anne Gros is constantly experimenting, and her winemaking style has evolved over the 10 years she has been in charge. Currently, the hand-picked grapes are crushed, with 20% of the stems retained. Fermentations are conducted in either stainless steel tanks or open-topped wooden vats, depending on the cuvée. She uses natur...
The Gros family tree is fairly complicated, not least because the names Anne and François seem particularly popular. The original Louis Gros vineyards were split between his four children, two of whom combined their holdings, resulting in three separate domaines. These have now been further divided among Jean Gros' three children and François Gros' daughter Anne. Note that Domaine Anne Gros, formerly called Domaine Anne & François Gros, is not...
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