Les Champlots

The Larue holdings are spread between the two villages of Saint-Aubin and Puligny-Montrachet, with a large concentration at the southern portion of the Saint-Aubin appelation. These holdings include seven premier cru climats, on south, southeast and southwestern facing slopes grown on variations of clay soils with a high concentration of limestone. Combined with varying grades of slopes from 800 to 1200 feet, the Larues have a truly magical diversity within Saint-Aubin, one of the underrated gems of Burgundy. Wines from Larue possess purity, energy and an invariable minerality derived from the predominant limestones soils of Saint-Aubin. The Larue's are meticulous and precise in all aspects of winegrowing and winemaking and their wines reflect these qualities. The grapes are transported in small skips, crushed and put through a pneumatic press. Solids are seperated out and the must is run off into barrels for alcoholic fermentation. Maturation on lees lasts 10-12 months with occasional stirring. The the wine is racked off, finings added if needed, and bottling takes place on site.