{"product_id":"cote-de-nuits-villages-domaine-laroche-1985","title":"Côte de Nuits Villages Domaine Laroche 1985","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1985 red wine comes from the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation in Burgundy, eastern France. The Burgundy region was historically shaped by medieval monks who meticulously mapped the area's countless terroirs, creating a fine-meshed system of climats. The 1985 vintage achieved a score of 92 points and is described as classic, elegant, and still vibrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCôte de Nuits-Villages is a regional AOC established in 1964, functioning as a collective appellation for wines from five communes located at the northern and southern ends of the Côte de Nuits. This includes Fixin and Brochon in the north, along with Comblanchien, Corgoloin, and Premeaux-Prissey in the south. The area experiences a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters, and the vineyards are planted on soils consisting of limestone and clay with varying depth and drainage properties. It is recognized as an accessible entry point to the classic style of the Côte de Nuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is made from Pinot Noir, an elegant blue grape that is almost exclusively cultivated in the Burgundy region alongside Chardonnay. While Pinot Noir is also typically grown in areas such as Champagne, Germany, Oregon, and California, it accounts for approximately 97 percent of the production in the Côte de Nuits-Villages appellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDomaine Laroche was founded in 1850 by Jean-Victor Laroche in Chablis. The estate's headquarters are anchored in L'Obédiencerie, a 9th-century monastery in the town of Chablis that historically served as a wine cellar for the monks from the nearby Pontigny monastery. Michel Laroche led the house through the second half of the 20th century before selling it to the Advini group in 2009. Today, the estate manages 90 hectares of vineyards. It is important to distinguish this historic estate from Domaine d'Henri, a separate project started by Michel Laroche in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Laroche","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57879002841414,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3478\/1950\/files\/generated-1924_2a298d17-b466-4234-8a7a-f854a8b5928a.jpg?v=1794573417","url":"https:\/\/bottleswithhistory.com\/products\/cote-de-nuits-villages-domaine-laroche-1985","provider":"Bottles With History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}