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 2016

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2014   2016  

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.

"It's been a long time since winegrowers had not had to bear a long hard way to give birth to a new vintage. During the months of April, May and June 2016, they suffered the dramatic consequences of freezing, hail falls, downy mildew attacks, fears of powdery mildew, etc. Many are those who suffered very hard from these vagaries of the weather, to the point of sometime wishing that year ends as soon as possible and doubt of the future. Finally, July and then August and September, with the full sun, made forget a little of the trouble and return the morale in the vineyard.

In the South of the France and the Valley of the Rhone, despite some bad weather, the harvest is average in terms of volume but of good quality with concentrated red wines, rich and fairly well balanced. White wines have a little more suffered from this strong summer heat

In Burgundy, during the harvest, the vines were green but a lot, however, hid under their foliage, a lack of grapes. Burgundy this year still produces a small crop, even very small for some names (Chablis). But for saved vineyards and those who could enjoy a "push", the grapes were at the rendezvous, in good proportion. When the winemaker, this year of 2016, brought all the necessary care to this vine battered by successive storms and managed to bring the fruit to mature, so wines are of good quality. They are concentrated, with enough silky tannin, and have an acidic balance of good quality

It is therefore a year of "winegrower and winemaker", which will make a qualitative difference. This turbulence will not have been enough to begin our morale and we are proud to introduce you to the vintage 2016.