100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: very deep red, as a black cherry juice.
Bouquet: powerful with accents of wild dark berries, spicy and woody notes.
Palate: this wine is structured but velvety. Silky tannins fruity, nice concentration without losing its refinement. Well balanced. Great wine.
This wine is ideal with a plate of fattened hen and game dishes such as pheasant and venison, beef stew, grilled meats, and regional cheeses: Amour de Nuits, Époisses and Cîteaux.
Serve at a temperature of 16-17 °C. (60-62°F.).
This great red Burgundy wine can easily be kept 5 to 7 years in the cellar.
The village of Gevrey Chambertin is located in the northern part of the Côte de Nuits. It is one of the vastest winemaking villages in Burgundy. The grappes are harvested in the villages of Gevrey and Brochon, which also produce the Côte de Nuits-Villages.
Brown calcic and brown calcareous soils with some parcels of marls covered with scree and silt derived from the plateau. South-Eastern and eastern exposure. Soft slope, slightly more abrupt on the Premier Crus. Altitude between 280 and 330 m.
The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. 100% of the grapes were de-stemmed. Vatting for 22 days. Cold maceration for 5 days at 8°C.
Twelve days of fermentation with punching down twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 33°C. Ageing in 100 % Burgundian oak barrels of 228 litres with 20% of new one.
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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