100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: Dark ruby .
Nose: Red and black fruit, liquorice and vegetal aromas (undergrowth, mushroom).
Palate: Complex, this is a supple, fairly full-bodied wine. Ripe fruit and gamey aromas develop with age.
This wine will be a great companion to eggs or red meat with a Bourgogne Pinot Noir sauce, grilled lamb cutlets, donkey sausage, beef roast, poultry gizzards in salad or a good camembert cheese.
Serve at a temperature of 15-16°C (60°F).
This wine can be enjoyed now, but can be kept for 5 to 10 years.
The village appellation is divided into two parts: to the north, covering Fixin and Brochon, and to the south, encompassing Premeaux-Prissey, Comblanchien and Corgoloin, the latter marking the boundary between the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune vineyards. The total surface area is 165 hectares (only 10 hectares devoted to white wines). The hillsides of Comblanchien and Corgoloin are composed of hard Bathonian limestone, forming gentle slopes with brown soils poor in limestone at the top. Scree deposits create stony slopes which continue with brown soils overlying silts at the base. The terroirs of Fixin and Brochon, on the other hand, are underlain by reddish-brown piedmont soils mixed with limestone debris.
The grapes are collected in small ventilated crates, then painstakingly sorted at a table. Next, the grapes are entirely destemmed but not crushed (they remain whole) and transferred by gravity into a wooden vat. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks, with more-or-less frequent cap punching. The wine is then placed in oak barrels (30% new oak) to age for several months on fine lees.. Lastly, the wine is bottled with very light filtration.
The 2023 harvest in Burgundy was influenced by a contrasting climate. The mild winter gave way to a rainy spring, leading to episodes of mildew which required increased vigilance. The summer, marked by heat waves in July and August, exacerbated water stress, especially in shallow soils, despite sporadic rainfall in September. These conditions favoured slow ripening, which varied from one terroir to another. Yields were slightly below the ten-year average due to spring diseases and summer drought, with smaller but concentrated berries.
The harvest, which began at the end of August for the crémants and lasted until mid-September for the reds, took place in dry weather, enabling a precise harvest. The quality of the grapes was excellent overall: the whites showed a balance between lively acidity and sugar, with fruity and white flower aromas, while the reds, rich in polyphenols, had silky tannins and a promising structure. The tasting notes highlight the freshness of the whites (citrus, gunflint and spice notes) and the complexity of the reds (cherry, raspberry, liquorice and smoky nuances). Despite the climatic challenges, 2023 promises to be a vintage of great finesse, combining power and elegance.
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