Richebourg・Anne Gros・2017

Always pursuing possibilities without being bound by fixed ideas or preconceptions

Domaine Anne Gros stands out among Burgundy's prestigious Gros family. Anne is a cousin of Domaine Michel Gros and Domaine Gros Freres et Soules, and unlike Michel and Bernard, whose father was Jean Gros, Anne grew up as the only daughter of Jean's brother Francois. Until 1984, he studied literature, but then studied cultivation and winemaking in Beaune and Dijon. In 1988, at the young age of 22, he took over the domaine from his father and established Domaine Anne et Francois Gros. Established. Before she took over, three-quarters of the wine was sold as bulk wine to local négociants, but starting with the 1990 vintage, the winery became fully bottled. The following year, the field was expanded from 3ha to 6.5ha, and in 1995 it was renamed to its current name, Domaine Anne Gros. In 2007, he took back the 0.76 ha of L'Hoachauce in Echezeaux, which his father had lent to Bernard for 25 years. Unfettered by fixed ideas or preconceived notions, Anne always pursues possibilities.She has a strong curiosity and has put everything into practice on her own, choosing the best method. For example, by introducing pheromones in the fields as early as possible, we are eliminating the use of herbicides and insecticides, and are cultivating organic matter in the soil and using natural compost. The timing of the harvest is also very flexible, sometimes starting at the end of August, and sometimes waiting patiently for the grapes to ripen and finally starting at the end of September. For winemaking, the grapes are 100% destemmed and fermented for 12 to 15 days in concrete tanks for reds and stainless steel tanks for whites. He is very particular about the selection of barrels, purchasing different barrels and experimenting with various combinations such as oak type and charring. As a result, he now prefers oak from Allier, and buys most of his barrels from Dammy and Berthemieux, and some from François Frères.