Located in the heart of the Côte Chalonnaise, one of the oldest terroirs of Burgundy, Domaine de la Bressande offers upper quality wines with finesse, pleasure and elegance. The vineyard estate extends around 35 hectares over the villages of Mercurey and Rully.
RULLY PREMIER CRU
PRÉAUX 2021

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2021  

100% Pinot Noir. The king grape variety of Red Burgundies.

Colour: Beautiful, brilliant ruby ​​red colour.
Nose:  Peppery, floral aromas and marked notes of blackcurrant
Palate:  A wine full of finesse and freshness. The attack is floral, powerful with, again, very present aromas of spices and blackcurrant.

This wine will be the perfect companion to cooked meat, white and red meats such as a rack of lamb, pork tenderloin, entrecote steak, or a plate of French cheeses.

Serve ideally between 15°C and 16°C (59-61 °F).

Already very pleasant, this wine can be kept for up to 5 or 6 years after its vintage, in the cellar.

In the heart of the Côte Chalonnaise, in Burgundy, Rully is a village appellation including 23 climates classified as Premier Cru.
The whites extend over 246 Hectares (68 Ha in Premier Cru) and the reds 121 Ha (28 Ha in Premier Cru).

"Preaux" could be originated from the word "pria" which means "field with watering hole" ("pré avec un point d'eau").

- Vineyard area : 1,50 ha (2.50 acres)
- Vines age : 53 ans
- Soil : Stony, limestone brown soil.

Nature certainly set a challenge for the winegrower and the winemaker with this vintage.

It began with very warm temperatures at the end of February which led to an early bud break.

The historic frost in April then destroyed young shoots that had emerged too early, significantly affecting the future harvest. Changing weather continued to characterize the vintage through to the harvests.

There were spells of rain from May to mid-August, obliging winegrowers to be constantly on the alert. The only periods of relative calm were during flowering, which took place in good conditions for the formation of the future fruit, and the véraison (colour change), which benefited from the return of the sun from mid-August.

The vagaries of the weather contributed to the development of outbreaks of disease, which were contained thanks to the tireless efforts of our winegrowers. In spite of this, considerable sacrifices had to be made to ensure a high level of quality, and rigorous sorting of the fruit in the vineyard and on arrival at the winery was necessary.

This vintage also required a major technical effort. The vinifications had to be carried out with meticulous attention and precision with a particular care over the extraction of colouring matter, the balance of the structure and the aromatic expression of the red wines, and of the freshness, balance of acidity and aromatic potential of the white wines.