VARIETAL
The Pinot Noir is the grape variety of the Gevrey Chambertin and Premiers Crus.
- 10 000 feet/ha.
- Pruning: Guyot.
- Manual harvest.
- Yields of 40 hl/ha.
- Aged in oak barrels (including 30% new oak) for 12 months.
TASTING NOTES
Very deep colour, garnet reflects
Powerful nose with accents of wild dark berries, spicy and woody notes.
On the palate, this wine is structured but velvety. Silky tannins fruity, nice concentration without losing its refinement. Well balanced. Great wine.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
This wine is ideal with a plate of fattened hen and game dishes such as pheasant and venison, beef stew, grilled meats, and regional cheeses: Amour de Nuits, Époisses and Cîteaux.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Serve at a temperature of 16-17 °C.
ORIGIN
The wines are produced a part on the partner domains with which we share rigorous specifications
(control of the yields and control of the treatments), and a part vinified in our cellars.
We keep 6 clusters per vine. This Gevrey is matured entirely in oak barrels, with 30% to 35% of new barrels.
VINIFICATION AND MATURING
The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. 100% of the grapes were de-stemmed. Vatting for 22 days. Cold maceration for 5 days at 8°C. Twelve days of fermentation with punching down twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 33°C. Ageing in 100 % Burgundian oak barrels of 228 litres with 20% of new one.
Vintage : 2021
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. We took particular care over the extraction of colouring matter, the balance of the structure and the aromatic expression of our red wines, and of the freshness, balance of acidity and aromatic potential of our white wines.
From the first tastings, this vintage presented excellent flavour and aroma potential, and the balance of acidity was contained. The wines are less sunny, revealing a more moderate character, lighter in terms of alcohol and in tannic structure.
These are wines that will assert their personalities by offering a diverse palette of flavours and textures, like the growing season.
Awards
January 2023 -
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS -
95 pts - Gold medal
January 2023 -
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE -
91 pts - Silver Medal
October 2023 -
Tastevinage d'Automne -
Tasteviné