| Region of production: | Côte de Nuits |
| Winery Location: | Vosne-Romanée |
| Year Established: | 1970 (as Domaine François Gros) |
Vineyard Holdings
6.48 ha
- Richebourg Grand Cru: 0.60 ha Pinot Noir, planted in 1903-1940 and 1946
- Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru: 0.93 ha Pinot Noir, planted in 1905
- Echézeaux Grand Cru: 0.76 ha Pinot Noir, planted in 1990
- Chambolle-Musigny Combe d’Orveau: 1.1 ha Pinot Noir, planted in 1964 and 2003
- Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux: 0.39 ha Pinot Noir, planted in 1902
Top Wines Produced
- Richebourg Grand Cru
- Clos de Vougeot “Le Grand Maupertui” Grand Cru
- Echézeaux “Les Loachausses” Grand Cru
- Chambolle-Musigny Combe d’Orveau
- Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux
Inaugural Vintages
- Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux in 1988
- Echézeaux “Les Loachausses” Grand Cru in 2007
Average Total Production
- 30,000 bottles
Summary
The Gros name is prominent in Vosne-Romanée, and this chart is very helpful in keeping the many Gros domaines straight. Anne Gros quickly elevated her own domaine to an elite level when she took over from her father François in 1988; by 1990 all of the wines from her vineyards were domaine-bottled. No herbicides or insecticides are used in her vineyards, though synthetic fungicides are employed so as to avoid overuse of copper. Anne constantly experiments and seeks to improve her vines and wines, and in 2008 she also purchased 14 hectares of vineyards in Minervois along with her husband Jean-Paul Tollot in an endeavor to explore new winemaking challenges.
Style & Vinification Techniques
The Anne Gros wines show off concentration thanks to her old vines as well as a generous amount of new oak. The grapes are sorted in the vineyard and 100% de-stemmed before open-top fermentation in cement. Fermentation starts quickly with no cold soak, and the wines spend 12-15 days on the skins. The wines age for 16 months in barrel (30% new oak for the regional wines, 50% for the premiers crus and 80% for the grands crus) prior to bottling.
Producer Website: Anne Gros