100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: elegant ruby-purple.
Nose: a fine, subtle bouquet with aromas of small black fruits.
Palate: the mouth is supple, round, with mellow tannins and a lovely freshness.
Enjoy this wine just as an aperitif or paired with a plate of cured meats, with Bonito Tataki, Italian-style pasta, stuffed puff pastry, meat pies, a « coq au vin », beef stew, or a French Camembert cheese.
Serve at a temperature of 15 °C. (59°F).
This wine can be opened now or can be kept in the cellar for the next 3 years.
The appellation area covers 384 communes in the departments of Yonne, Côte d'Or, Saône et Loire and Rhône.
From the Chablis and Auxerrois regions in the north to the Mâconnais region in the south, via the Côte d'Or and Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy wines come from a wide variety of terroirs. In the north, the wines are lively and fragrant, while in the south they are more structured.
The terroirs of origin are varied, with chalky or Kimmeridgian hillsides in the north, marly limestone in the Côte d'Or and granitic soils in the Saône et Loire.
The harvest is sorted. The fruit is destemmed, crushed and cold-macerated (10-12°C) for 5 days to ensure optimum extraction of glycerol and aromatic compounds. The temperature is then allowed to rise. Alcoholic fermentation is triggered by the action of selected yeasts. Pigeage and remontage are carried out twice a day for 10-12 days. Decanting, blending of free-run juice and press juice, decanting for 48 hours to eliminate the coarse lees and ageing of the wines in stainless steel vats (80%) and in wood (20%) for 6-8 months on fine lees for optimum maturation.
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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