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MÂCON-IGÉ
"LA GRIPEAUDE" 2022

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2021   2022  

VARIETAL

100% Gamay Noir.

TASTING NOTES

- A bright red colour with violet hues.
- The nose shows small little red fruits aromas such as raspberry and gooseberry, evoking a red fruits coulis.
- A pleasant wine in the mouth offering fruity and spicy (cinnamon, pepper) flavours on a velvety structure.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

Will be the perfect companion to delicatessen, charcuterie, grilled and roasted meats and cheeses.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

Serve ideally at around 15°C. (59°F.)

AGEING POTENTIAL

3 to 5 years.

ORIGIN

Located between Cluny and Mâcon, in the South of Burgundy, the little village of Igé shelters an historical vineyard. The Romans where the first to grow the vines there followed then by the monks in the Middle Age who gave a tremendous impulsion and recognition to the Mâconnais wines.

Mâcon-Igé belongs to the regional appellation Mâcon from the Mâconnais vineyard , that spreads on 3,865 hectares at an altitude varying between 100 and 400 meters above the sea level on brown limestone or calcic soils ; both shallow and deep, clayey or sandy, often mixed with silex pebbles (called chailles).


“La Gripeaude” is  made from Gamay grapes, from a vineyard planted on east-facing slopes with a marly sub-soil at an altitude of 300 metres. The vineyard is 2,64 hectares in size, and the harvest yield is 60 hl of wine per hectare.

VINIFICATION AND MATURING

Traditional Burgundian method.

The vinification takes place in stainless-steel tanks for 10 days. Over-pumping of the wine helps the extraction process. The wine is then aged in stainless-steel tanks for 6 months.

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.