Bitouzet-Prieur

Bitouzet-Prieur: A Legacy of Passion

Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur, a venerable name in Burgundy, boasts a rich history spanning over two centuries. Rooted in Volnay, the Bitouzet family was among the first in the region to bottle their own wines. The modern era of the estate began with the union of Vincent Bitouzet and Annie Prieur, merging two distinguished Burgundian families and their prized vineyard holdings in both Volnay and Meursault. Today, the legacy is passionately carried forward by François Bitouzet, the sixth generation, who assumed management in 2012.

The domaine meticulously tends to 12 hectares of vineyards, with approximately eight hectares dedicated to Pinot Noir and four to Chardonnay. Their philosophy centers on organic viticulture, shunning pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, and embracing manual harvesting. In the cellar, traditional Burgundian vinification methods are employed, utilizing indigenous yeasts. The white wines undergo fermentation and aging in barrel, with a modest 20% new oak, and are bottled after 15 to 18 months. The red wines experience a brief cold maceration, are 100% destemmed, and undergo a two-week cuvaison with twice-daily pigeage. They are aged in barrel, with some seeing around 10% new oak, and are bottled after 20 to 24 months. This dedication to tradition and terroir results in wines of classic style, impeccable structure, delicate finesse, and remarkable aging potential, truly expressing the purity of fruit from their esteemed Volnay and Meursault vineyards.

Bitouzet-Prieur: 熱情傳承

勃艮第的顯赫酒莊——Bitouzet-Prieur，擁有逾兩個世紀的悠久歷史。Bitouzet家族紮根於沃爾奈（Volnay），是該地區最早自行裝瓶葡萄酒的家族之一。酒莊的現代篇章始於Vincent Bitouzet與Annie Prieur的聯姻，這結合了兩個傑出的勃艮第家族及其在沃爾奈和默索（Meursault）的珍貴葡萄園。如今，第六代傳人François Bitouzet於2012年接管酒莊，熱情地延續著這份傳承。

酒莊精心照料著12公頃的葡萄園，其中約八公頃種植黑皮諾（Pinot Noir），四公頃種植霞多麗（Chardonnay）。他們的釀酒哲學以有機耕作（organic viticulture）為核心，摒棄農藥和化肥，並堅持人工採摘。在酒窖中，採用傳統的勃艮第釀造方法，使用天然酵母。白葡萄酒在橡木桶中發酵和陳釀，新橡木桶比例控制在20%以內，並在採收後15至18個月裝瓶。紅葡萄酒則經過短暫的低溫浸漬，100%去梗，並進行為期兩週的浸皮發酵，每日兩次踩皮。部分紅葡萄酒在橡木桶中陳釀，新橡木桶比例約為10%，並在採收後20至24個月裝瓶。這種對傳統和風土（terroir）的執著，造就了風格經典、結構卓越、細膩優雅且極具陳年潛力的葡萄酒，真實地展現了其沃爾奈和默索葡萄園的純淨果味。