Pinot Noir.
Colour: attractive ruby red.
Bouquet: pleasant notes of red berries, such as raspberry.
Palate: a harmonious and seductive wine with an attack marked by red fruits, freshness and a very nice structure.
This wine is ideal with pan-fried veal sweetbreads, grilled white meats, fried poultry, pork tenderloin, veal stew, chicken salad and a tasty piece of cheese
Serve this wine at 14 to 16°C. (57-62°F.)
This southern Burgundy is ready to drink and can be kept for another 2 to 6 years.
The Rully appellation, located on the Côte Chalonnaise, offers wines similar to those of the Côte de Beaune. This ancient 370-hectare vineyard, two-thirds of which is planted with white grapes, stretches across hillsides at an altitude of over 200 metres, with mainly eastern exposure and clay-limestone soils. Rully has 23 Premier Cru climats, with reds from the lower slopes and whites from the higher areas.
The diversity of soils and altitudes (230 to 300 metres) produces varied wines that can rival prestigious crus such as Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault. This geological richness gives Rully wines a beautiful complexity, combining finesse, structure and ageing potential.
The hand-picked grapes are sorted and then placed in vats for cold maceration for 4 days at 8-10°C. Alcoholic fermentation then begins with selected Burgundy yeasts. Pigeage twice a day for a total vinification period of approximately 18 days.
Aged 100% in French oak barrels for 12 months. Bottled after a light final filtration.
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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