100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: beautiful ruby red, clear and brillant.
Nose: rich aromas of small red and black fruit, with elegant toasted notes.
Palate: fruity flavours with a pleasant oakiness enhancing the wine in the mouth. A very rich and aromatic wine, a very nice example of a Pinot Noir from Burgundy.
Will perfectly accompany roasted or marinated poultry, roasted or grilled beef, fine cured meats, warm tarts. It can also be great with French Camembert or Brie cheese.
Serve ideally at a temperature of 15 to 16°C. (59-61°F.).
Already ready to drink, it can be kept for 3 to 5 years, or even longer in good storage conditions.
Chorey-lès-Beaune is a Côte de Beaune appellation, close to Savigny-lès-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton. Its vineyards are located on the plain and cover 130 hectares. This AOC is unique in that it has no Premier Cru and produces mainly red wines.
The soil is made up of marl-limestone alluvium over a stony base, with occasional hints of iron, which has descended from the Côte over the millennia. A layer of gravel on the outskirts of Aloxe-Corton (silty, lime-rich soil) and Savigny-lès-Beaune (clayey, stony limestone). The very dry sandy subsoil is very favourable for vines. The slope is moderately steep, facing south-west to south, at an altitude of 250 m.
The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. All the grapes are de-stemmed before a cold maceration for 3 days at 8°C. (46°F.). Then, ten days of fermentation in thermos regulated stainless steel tanks, punching down and pumping over twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 30°C. (86°F.). Ageing for 15 months in French oak barrels (including 25% new oak). Delicate filtration before bottling.
From November 2021 to January 2022, there was abundant rain, followed by cool months in February and March, which delayed budding and prevented frost. May was particularly warm, favouring good flowering, but June was marked by hot mornings and violent thunderstorms in the afternoon. In July, intense heat led to water stress, slowing down the ripening of the vines, depending on the plot.
Work in the vines influenced the results, with some plots producing an excellent vintage, while others suffered from dehydration. Most of the harvest began at the beginning of September, with beneficial rain falling at the end of the day or at night, allowing the grapes to offer a good balance between sugar content and acidity.
Harvesting finished in mid-September, with production close to normal despite variable volumes. The 2022 wines have notes of ripe fruit, while retaining their freshness. They are generous and well-balanced.
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