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BOURGOGNE PASSE-TOUT-GRAINS 2022

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2022  

VARIETAL


Pinot Noir and Gamay.


TASTING NOTES


- Color reminiscent of sweet cherries.
- Fruity nose with aromas of peaches and ripe apricot.
- Straightforward and pleasant mouth with a hint of blackcurrant sorbet and a slightly mentholated final note.


FOOD AND WINE PAIRING


Serve with stuffed tomatoes, pan fried salmon, a zucchini tart, a Bourguignonne (beef) fondue, roasted veal, snails or poultry.


SERVING SUGGESTIONS


Serve ideally between 15° and 17°C. (59-62°F.).


AGEING POTENTIAL


This wine can be enjoyed now or kept in cellar for 2 years.


ORIGIN


The Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains appellation is attributed only to red and rosé wines. These wines are made by combining Pinot Noir and Gamay grapes. Pinot Noir grapes must make up at least one third of the total amount. A good Passetoutgrain generally contains half of each grape variety, producing a lively wine that goes down smoothly, to be consumed preferably in the fruity brilliance of its youth.

Grapes come from vines cultivated on varied soils with calcareous hills that are sometimes chalky or Kimmeridgian in the North, marly chalk on the Côte d’Or and clay marl with hints of granite in Saône et Loire.


VINIFICATION AND MATURING


The grapes are picked mechanically. They are not de-stemmed, this to promote intracellular fermentation (like Beaujolais wine) which will give elegant and light flavors. After the alcoholic fermentation, the grapes are pressed, the juice is put in tanks for their malolactic fermentation. Then bottling takes place in Spring in order to preserve the good aromas.


Vintage : 2022


This 2022 vintage promises to be one of great quality. 

We had a rather rainy November, December and January, and February and March were rather cool, which slowed down the emergence of the buds and in turn prevented the frost problems that we had last year.
May was very, very hot providing great flowering conditions. June was then a little chaotic weather wise, as we had some warm mornings and then with violent storms after midday, sometimes with hail. However, at least nothing really bad in our Burgundy.

The harvests started in Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits around 29 August, which is still relatively early and we had to deal with diverse levels of ripening. Some parcels really stood up to the heat and have given wonderfully ripe grapes. Of course, everything was conditioned by how the vineyard was managed and the amount of exposure. But overall, we had wonderful wines from these parcels, from other parcels which experienced more dehydration. The very high temperatures meant a greater halt in ripening, giving grapes a little less ripe, so we had to wait to harvest them.

By the end of August, we already had fabulous colour extraction and the acidity was very well balanced. All this allowed to be very confident, heading for a great vintage.

In the Chablis area, some winegrowers started harvesting as August was ending, but most of them started harvesting in the first days of September. 

The harvesters were relatively unaffected by the rains, which fell either in the late afternoon or at night. The foliage, which was still in good health, benefited from it. Thanks to the rain, juice concentration was limited and the bunches of grapes were able to provide a good balance between sugar content and acidity.

The harvest concluded the third week of September with a smile: neither the frost nor the drought prevented the vineyards from producing close to normal yields. However, the volumes harvested varied from one domain to another, with some estates easily reaching full production while others were below the appellation's yield.

Wines in the making are expressing notes of ripe fruit, pear and peach, while keeping their freshness. They are generous and have a good balance. Quality is definitely there as well.

After a year 2021 disturbed by a poor harvest, this 2022 vintage is a real breath of fresh air.