This was bought by Bouchard in 1775 from the Famille Carnot and at the time of Dr Lavalle, when it was held as a Tte de Cuve. The colour is especially dense and the nose presents with deep plum notes, perhaps with a bit of surmaturit . This has a lot of concentration and extract and so it is surprising to find it was harvested on 21st September, the first day of the vintage. That speaks highly of the terroir . The texture is almost Vosne in style.
Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer

Bouchard Pre & Fils can trace its origins back to 1731 though it is no longer family- owned. In 1995 Champagne entrepreneur, Joseph Henriot, acquired the company. The wines are made by technical director Frdric Weber in succession to Philippe Prost. An impressive gravity-flow winery on the Route de Savigny, the Cuverie St Vincent, was completed in 2005, enabling them to process all their wines with optimum efficiency. Bouchards total holdings comprise 130 hectares, including 12 hectares of Grand Cru and 74 hectares of Premier Cru, which makes them the largest vineyard owners in the Cte dOr. Philippe Prost had an individual take on the vintage. His view is that the high levels of rainfall at the start of the year (themselves contributory to the frost damage) saturated the soil to such a degree that high levels of minerals were unlocked and subsequently taken up by the vines. It is useful to get the view of a producer who covers the whole region. He also observed that there were much smaller berries in the Cte de Beaune than the Cte de Nuits and that, on the whole, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were picked at almost the same time. He also offered a thought on btonnage: Bouchard prefers to roll their barrels to move the lees, and not to open the bung and stir. This preserves the CO2 in the wine which means less SO2 is necessary.