Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Les Suchots
A red Premier Cru of Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits, between Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Échezeaux
- Area
- About 13.1 ha (INAO-delimited area)
- Commune
- Vosne-Romanée (Côte de Nuits)
- Color and grape
- Red, Pinot Noir
- Elevation
- About 250–275 m
- Exposure
- East, gentle slope
- Appellation
- Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru (Vosne-Romanée AOC since 1936)
Les Suchots is the largest of the fourteen Premiers Crus of the Vosne-Romanée appellation: just over 13 hectares, north of the village. It borders three Grands Crus: Romanée-Saint-Vivant to the south and, slightly higher up, Richebourg; to the north, Échezeaux, where the commune of Flagey-Echézeaux begins. Upslope it is flanked by the Premiers Crus Aux Brûlées and Les Beaux Monts.
The slope descends gently toward the east, between about 250 and 275 meters, roughly level with the neighboring Grands Crus to the south. In 1855 Jules Lavalle already placed it in the “première cuvée” tier, the second level of his ranking for Vosne (as the village was then called), alongside Romanée-Saint-Vivant and La Grande Rue, both Grands Crus today.
The appellation permits only red wines from Pinot Noir, which, like other Vosne-Romanée wines, show their best after a few years in bottle. Below are the bottles of Les Suchots currently available.
Credits and sources. Map: IGN (RGE ALTI®, BD TOPO®), INAO · Licence Ouverte 2.0.
