BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2022
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VARIETAL
The Pinot Noir is the only grape variety used for our Bourgogne rouge.
The Bourgogne rouge is a pleasant and well-balanced wine that nobly represents the Pinot Noir grape variety, with its procession of red fruit aromas, supple structure, complemented by the presence of moderate tannins.
- Density of at least 10 000 feet/ha.
- Pruning : Guyot.
- Manual harvest.
- Yields of 55 hl/ha in a standard vintage.
TASTING NOTES
- Elegant ruby red color.
- A fine and subtle nose conveyed through aromas of black and red berries.
- The mouth is supple, round, with soft tannins and a nice freshness. Nice fruity, friendly wine, elegant, delicate structure.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
Enjoy this wine just as an aperitif or paired with a plate of cured meats, with Bonito Tataki, Italian-style pasta, stuffed puff pastry, meat pies, a « coq au vin », beef stew, or a French Camembert cheese.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Serve at a temperature of 15 °C. (59°F).
AGEING POTENTIAL
This wine can be opened now or can be kept in the cellar for the next two years.
ORIGIN
The area which constitutes the Bourgogne appellation spreads across 384 villages of the Yonne, Côte d’Or, Saône & Loire, and Rhône departments. Starting in the North, from the region of Chablis and Auxerre, to the South in the region of Macon, and passing through the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise, the Bourgogne wines stem from very diverse terroirs.
In the North, the wines are lively and fragrant, while in the South, they are more structured.
Our Bourgogne rouge wines are a blend of grapes from the Côte Chalonnaise and the Côte de Beaune which bring fruit and roundness, with a little Auxerrois grapes for freshness.
Varied terroirs with limestone hillsides, sometimes chalky or Kimmeridgian in the North, with the marl and limestone of the Côte d’Or and the clay with hints of granite from the Saône and Loire.
VINIFICATION AND MATURING
- Rigorous sorted grapes.
- Cold maceration (10°-12°C) during 4 to 5 days.
- Alcoholic fermentation with selected yeast, punching down and pumping over twice a day.
The free run juice and pressed juices were blended together and then poured into stainless steel tank and barrels for malo-lactic fermentation and maturing process.
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.
Awards
Bronze Medal -
GLOBAL PINOT NOIR MASTERS - May 2023
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