Hubert Lamy Santenay Clos Hates 2016

Hubert Lamy Santenay Clos Hates 2016
Hubert Lamy’s 2016 Santenay Clos Hates captures the warm generosity of a sun-drenched vintage while retaining its village-flint tension and energy. Planted in 2000 on a gentle clay-limestone slope above the village of Santenay and flanked by premier cru Passetemps, the wine brings forward pure redcurrant and wild strawberry notes framed by fine-grained tannins and a whisper of saline mineral drive.

Producer: Hubert Lamy
Vintage: 2016
Designation: Santenay
Parcels / Lieu-dit: Clos Hates
Variety: Pinot Noir
Average Vine Age: 16 years (The plot was replanted in 2000) 
Soils & Exposure: Deep clay-limestone topsoil on a gentle slope above the village of Santenay
Fermentation: Hand-harvested fruit, fermented with roughly 80% whole clusters and indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled vats with gentle punch-downs and pump-overs
Élevage: Aged 12 months in seasoned oak barrels with no new oak and no sulphur additions until bottling
Alcohol: 13% vol.
Total Production: 3.600 (estimated)
Fun Fact: The Clos des Hates vineyard was once owned by M. Duvault-Blochet, the former proprietor of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

The Domaine
Domaine Hubert Lamy has rapidly risen from its 1973 roots in Saint-Aubin to commanding respect across four celebrated villages under Olivier’s direction. His obsessive biodynamic vineyard management and high-density plantings ensure village-level parcels rival premier crus in concentration and clarity. Cult status quietly grows, with allocations snapping up long before release. Each bottling reflects Olivier’s singular precision and the terroir’s authentic voice.