Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot (Yves Confuron),
Vosne-Romanée

Background

The Confuron family is one of the oldest winemaking families in Vosne Romanée, dating back to the reign of Louis XIV in the seventeenth century.  Their specialty was vine selection and propagation, and they even have a strain of Pinot Noir named after them, the ‘Pinot Confuron’. Jack Confuron’s marriage to Bernadette Cotetidot in 1964 gave the estate its present name. Jack has continued in charge of the estate ever since, but his son, Yves, has gradually taken over responsibility, assisted by his oenologist brother, Jean-Pierre. These two brothers have built up a wealth of experience between them, with Yves also actively winemaking at Domaine de Coucel in Pommard, and Jean-Pierre consulting for various domaines and also lecturing at Beaune wine school.

Size: 11 hectares, covering 18 appellations.

Soil type:
Vine age:	65 years old on average.
Yields:	30 hl/ha.
Annual production :

Viticultural and vinification methods

The Confurons have always taken the greatest care in the vineyards, performing their own massale selection of vines (ie selecting and using the healthiest plants for propagation), and herbicides and chemical fertilizers are banned. A green harvest in spring limits the number of bunches per vine, ensuring optimal ripening for those left on. Grape selection is done both in the vineyard and on arrival in the cellar, and pressing is done as carefully and gently as possible with a traditional, century old press. The wines are aged in barrel for 18-22 months, with 30% new, and neither fined nor filtered prior to bottling.

Wines

Regional appellations:

Bourgogne Aligoté

Bourgogne Chardonnay

Bourgogne Passetoutgrain

Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Village appellations:

Vosne Romanée

Nuits St Georges

Chambolle Musigny

Gevrey Chambertin

Pommard

1er cru appellations:

Vosne les Suchots

Nuits 1er cru Vines- Rondes

Gevrey  1er cru les Craipillots, Lavauts st Jacques and Petite Chapelle

Pommard Arvelets

Grand cru appellations:

Echezeaux, Clos de Vougeot, Charmes Chambertin,  Mazis  Chambertin