SAINT-ROMAIN 2016

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Saint-Romain is a village appellation in the Côte de Beaune. The area of appellation covers 97,16 ha of which 59,74 ha are white grapes and 37,42 ha are red. Though it is located at the foot of a high cliff, Saint-Romain sits high up. This was one of the first places where the Celts and Gallo-Romans planted vines in Burgundy.

This vineyard is situated on a slope, taking advantage of its gentle incline and excellent soils. Within this marl and limestone terrain, clayey plots are particularly well suited to Chardonnay. The vines, aged between 40 and 50 years, face south to south-east, at altitudes ranging from approximately 280 to 400 meters.

100% Chardonnay

COLOUR: Pale yellow with golden highlights.
NOSE: Slightly toasted citrus aromas.
PALATE: Very nice minerality, the elegant aromas are associated with a subtle integration of barrel aging.

The grapes in this vineyard were hand-picked and sorted as soon as they arrived in the winery. They were then pressed in a pneumatic press which allows for optimum extraction of the juice without damaging the fruit.
Start of the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats for a better homogenization of the cuvée and to obtain a significant turbidity. After 3 to 4 days, the wine is then sung in oak barrels of 1 to 2 wines, light heat, for a long aging on fine lees, without stirring.
The blend of the vintage will be made in stainless steel vats where it will remain for 2 to 3 weeks. Bottled in July 2017 after bentonite gluing and light filtration.

Perfect with white meats and poultry in light sauce, veal and cheeses like Brillat-Savarin and Cîteaux.

12 to 14°C

5 to 8 years.

2016, if it is small by its quantity, is a great vintage by its quality.
After a mild winter, nobody suspected that the spring would bring a polar spell hitting a record area of vines at the end of April with a devastating frost. The episodes of hail that followed on the Mâconnais and the northern parts of the Bourgogne region once again reduced the harvest, while exceptional rainfall also made things difficult in the vines. Fortunately, June marked the start of a hot, sunny spell, and the vines started to get back on track. Flowering, budburst, and ripening happened undisturbed, and the weather at the end of the season was fine. Harvesting began on 20 September and continued through to mid-October.
Vintage 2016 thus offers some fine surprises with wines of potentially high quality. The white wines have fine fruit aromas, are generous with good body and will be ready to drink while young whereas the red wines are powerful, tender, concentrated and will be ideal for ageing.