GROS FRÈRES & SOEUR

His brother and sister are Colette and Gustave, children of Louis Gros, who started his business in 1963 in Vosne-Romanée, a highly renowned village in the Côte de Beaune. The estate has 20 hectares, including four plots of Grands Crus (Richebourg, Echezeaux, Grands-Echezeaux and Clos-de-Vougeot), about one hectare of Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru and just over three hectares of village Vosne-Romanée. In 1984, Bernard Gros succeeded his father Gustave, who died prematurely, expanding the vineyards with the purchase of 12 hectares of vineyards in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits appellation in the hamlet of Concoeur-e-Corboin, above Vosne-Romanée, with 3 hectares of Chardonnay and 9 hectares of Pinot Noir. Upon his arrival, he also began replacing weak plants with new clones offering higher quality yields. Essentially, Bernard decided to give the company a youthful imprint, both in the vineyard and in the cellar, where he prefers short macerations and long ageing in first-use barrels.