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Wine Description
The Story
The greater Montgruguet hill is home to some of the most celebrated lieux dits in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, including Selosse’s Sous le Mont and the famed Clos des Goisses. Pouillon’s "Le Montgruguet" comes from the hilltop above Les Goisses, near the Notre Dame du Gruguet, where all topsoil has eroded away leaving a pure chalk island along the banks of the Marne.
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir (Mareuil-sur-Aÿ)
Appellation: Vallée de la Marne
Soil: Arg...
Vintage 2020
The 2020 growing season and harvest occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. The weather was favourable, even if the sanitary situation was not. A multitude of unique labour and logistical issues required solving to get the vineyard work and grape picking complete. After a wet winter, a warm latter half of March prompted the vines to start their growth cycle well in advance of a typical year. Budburst took place in early April and warm condition...
