Maranges wines are made from Pinot Noir grapes.
- At least 10,000 plants/hectare.
- Pruning: Cordon de Royat.
- Hand or mechanical harvest.
- Yield 40 hl/hectare.
Will be the perfect companion to poultry and red meat, especially in spicy dishes such couscous, tajine or chili con carne.
Serve ideally at a temperature of around 14-15 °C. (57-59°F.).
This wine can be drunk now or kept in the cellar for 3 to 5 years.
Village appellation of 171 hectares, with 7 premiers Crus. Although actually in Saône et Loire, this wine area is include as part of the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy.
The vineyards extend over the communes of Cheilly-les Mranges, Dezize-les-Maranges and Sampigny-les-Maranges. The gently rolling Maranges landscape is made of hills and valley slopes. The vines are planted on just one hill wich faces south/south-east.
- Light pebbly soils, brown calcareous and marly limestone soils closely.
- South/south-westerly exposure.
- Altitude: 240 to 400 metres.
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.
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