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VARIETAL
The Pinot Noir is the grape variety of the Morey-Saint-Denis.
- Density: 10 000 feet/hectare
- Pruning method: Guyot
- Manual harvest
- Yields: 40 hl/hectare
TASTING NOTES
- Very nice dark ruby red color, deep and bright.
- The nose reveals strong aromas of small black and red fruit, and elegant hints of wood and licorice due to its ageing in oak.
- Very nice structure in the mouth, well-balanced, with some fruity, animal, and delicious spicy notes. The tannins are present but silky, maintained by a good vinosity. A rich, sophisticated, powerful wine, with a great persistent finish.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
Pair it with good red meats served rare, or with game, rabbit in mustard sauce, pigeon, guinea fowl, or even a firm-fleshed fish or flavorful cheeses such a Edam.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Serve at a temperature of 15°C. (59°F.).
AGEING POTENTIAL
This wine offers a good ageing potential if stored in optimal conditions, 10 years in the cellar.
ORIGIN
There are 150 hectares of vines in Morey-Saint-Denis with a big majority of reds. The vineyards are wedged between Gevrey Chambertin and the Clos de Vougeot. This village possesses remarkable vineyards with four Grands Crus (Clos Saint Denis, Clos de la Roche, Clos des Lambrays, Clos de Tart) and twenty Premiers Crus.
- Limestone and clay-limestone soils dating back to the Jurassic period.
- Eastern and south-eastern exposure.
- Altitude: between 220 and 270 meters.
VINIFICATION AND MATURING
The harvest is 100% handmade. Grapes are destemmed and undergoes cold maceration for 5- 6 days before fermentation. Selected yeast are used for fermentation. Pumping over and punching down twice a day. The wine is then matured in barrels for a period of 14 months. Complete malolactic fermentation is conducted.
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.
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