100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: brilliant ruby red.
Nose: typical Pinot finesse, with aromas of red berries and hints of liquorice.
Palate: lacy on the palate, with elegant tannins, great finesse and perfect balance.
Enjoy it with grilled white meats, roast chicken, pork filet mignon, stir-fried veal or rack of lamb. It will also be perfect with a fine plate of fine charcuterie and soft, creamy cheeses.
Serve ideally at a temperature of around 14-15°C. (57-59°F.).
Drink from now and can be kept in the cellar for 4 to 7 years.
The village of Auxey-Duresses lies on the threshold of a valley that runs from the Côte de Beaune into the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune on the way to La Rochepot, with its emblematic glazed-tile castle, and the Morvan region.
Nestling back from the two flagship communes of Volnay and Meursault, the vineyard covers just 170 hectares, 130 of which are given over to red wines.
The vineyards are planted on very stony, marl-limestone soils, facing east and south-east on steep slopes at an average altitude of 250 metres.
The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. All the grapes were de-stemmed. Cold maceration follows for 4 days at 8° to 10°C. (46-50°F). Then, 15 days of alcoholic fermentation with regular punching down and pumping over (twice a day). Selected yeast used.
Ageing in 100 % Burgundian oak barrels of 228 litres with 25% of news one. After 12 months of maturing process, the wine is racked and delicately filtrated for bottling.
Nature certainly set a challenge for the winegrower and the winemaker with this vintage.
It began with very warm temperatures at the end of February which led to an early bud break. The historic frost in April then destroyed young shoots that had emerged too early, significantly affecting the future harvest. Changing weather continued to characterize the vintage through to the harvests. There were spells of rain from May to mid-August, obliging winegrowers to be constantly on the alert.
The only periods of relative calm were during flowering, which took place in good conditions for the formation of the future fruit, and the "véraison" (colour change), which benefited from the return of the sun from mid-August. The vagaries of the weather contributed to the development of outbreaks of disease, which were contained thanks to the tireless efforts of our winegrowers. In spite of this, considerable sacrifices had to be made to ensure a high level of quality, and rigorous sorting of the fruit in the vineyard and on arrival at the winery was necessary.
This vintage also required a major technical effort. The vinification had to be carried out with meticulous attention and precision. We took particular care over the extraction of coloring matter, the balance of the structure and the aromatic expression of our red wines, and of the freshness, balance of acidity and aromatic potential of our white wines.
From the first tastings, this vintage presented excellent flavour and aroma potential, and the balance of acidity was contained. The wines are less sunny, revealing a more moderate character, lighter in terms of alcohol and in tannic structure. These are wines that will assert their personalities by offering a diverse palette of flavours and textures, like the growing season.
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