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.
SANTENAY 2016

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2016  

Santenay is only made from Pinot Noir grapes.

Santenay wine is produced in the communes of Santenay and Remigny in the South of the Côte de Beaune, in Burgundy.

The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Santenay may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety.

The production consists of almost 85% red wine, and a little over 15% of white wine.

Colour: ruby red.
Nose: notes of cherry and prune aromas, ripe fruits.
Palate: a round, powerful and well balanced wine, finely woody and fruity flavors

Like all red Burgundies of this quality, it should be served with marinated meat dishes, red meat, either roasted or grilled, but especially game and beautiful cheese.

Serve at 15-16°C.

This wine can be consumed now or laid down in a cellar for the next three 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. 10 days of fermentation, 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 100 % in three years old barrels.

"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 quali

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.