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.
COTEAUX BOURGUIGNONS 2016

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2016  

Our red Coteaux Bourguignons is made from Gamay grapes.

The Coteaux Bourguignons covers the same ground as that of the appellation for Burgundy. It covers 384 communes in the Yonne, Côte d’Or, Saône et Loire and Rhône départements. It begins in the Chablis and Auxerrois region in the north, stretching south to the Macon area through Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonaise.

The Coteaux Bourguignons appellation exists for red, white and rosé wines. This appellation can be produced from a blend of different grapes. 3,000 hectares are reserved for red Coteaux Bourguignons.

Colour: deep dark red.
Nose: nicely fruity with crispy cherry aromas.
Palate: the mouth offers a round and gourmet attack, with aromas of ripe fruits and a final on elegant and supple tannins.

This wine is ideal with a plate of cured meats, pasta, smoked and plain ham, couscous, beef stew, grilled meats and cheese as French camembert or brie.

Serve at around 14-15°C.

This wine can be served now or laid down in cellar for 2 years.

The grapes are harvested manually and there is no de-stemming so as to preserve all the berries. The harvest is then followed by «carbonic» maceration to ultimately produces fruity and aromatic wine.

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 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.