De Aureo Spirito is a brotherhood formed by owners of great historic houses of Burgundy.
Their coats of arms attest of the ancestral traditions of our region.
With subtle maturing, the wines are produced in limited quantities.
BEAUNE PREMIER CRU 2014

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The Pinot Noir is the grape variety of the Beaune Villages and Premiers Crus.

In the heart of the most prestigious winemaking region, Beaune, the capital of Burgundy wines, is one of the most renown appellations.
The vineyard spreads across 450 hectares producing an average of 13 170 hl per year on 41 different “climats”, 322 hectares of which are classified as Premier Crus.

Colour: intense and deep ruby red color.
Nose: notes of red cherries, black fruit and slight notes of vanilla. Very complex.
Palate: the mouth is supple with well-rounded tannins. This wine offers aromas of fruit and blackcurrant; it tends to be spicier than wines from other parts of Beaune.

Like all Burgundy wines of this quality, it will be excellent paired with dishes with wine sauce, particularly chicken with morels. Also great with strong cheeses.

Ideally served at a temperature of 16 to 18 °C.

This wine can be enjoyed now or can be kept in the cellar from 5 to 10 years.

The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. All the grapes were de-stemmed. Cold maceration for 8 days at 8°C. Ten days of fermentation in steel tanks, punching down 3 times/day during the fermentation at a temperature of 30°C. Pumping over 2 times/day for 5 days. Soft and vertical pressing. Ageing in 30 % new Burgundian oak barrels of 228 liters and 40% in one year barrels and 30% in two year old.

After three difficult years, the start of the 2014 vintage remained just as challenging for winemakers, but surprisingly nice weather conditions paired with the winemakers' expertise allowed for a bountiful harvest and a promising vintage in terms of quality.

First, a warm and dry spring, which benefited the vines and preserved their good sanitary condition, led us to expect an abundant and early harvest. However, the harvest's expected volume was affected by a few occurrences of "coulure" (failure of grapes to develop after flowering).

Unfortunately, Mother Nature, along with variable weather conditions, put a damper on these positive perspectives in nearly all of France's winemaking regions.

Unlucky once again, Burgundy was hit by a horrible hailstorm on the 28^th of June in the Côte de Beaune, which decimated - for the third consecutive year - the vineyards of Beaune, Pommard, and Volnay; nearby villages and a part of the vines in Côte de Nuits next to Vosne-Romanée also having been affected.

The summer was characterized by an absence of sunshine, so much so that the head start acquired at the beginning of the cycle was no longer relevant. A regular rain pattern settled in during July and August, postponing the onset of ripening which usually takes place by the end of July and beginning of August, and fueling the development of various diseases - oidium in southern France and mildew in the northern half.

Thankfully by August 20^th, and with the changing phase of the moon, a miracle came - along with the return of beautiful weather. The sun, and the northern wind, made its appearance in the first days of September. This created ideal conditions for optimal maturation of the grapes and maintained their good sanitary condition.

In mid-September, the winemakers regained their optimism and the harvest began under the sun's warm rays. The harvested grapes already fulfilled some of their early promises by showing very nice balance and exhibiting intense colors. The vatting process took place unhindered and the alcoholic fermentation began spontaneously. The start of autumn, very mild, allowed for the malolactic fermentations to trigger quickly.

The 2014 vintage appears very promising and the volumes were relatively good, even if they do not quite compensate for the lack of quantity.