100% Pinot Noir.
Colour: dark red robe.
Bouquet: flavours of red and black ripe fruits, especially red cherries with toasted hints of coffee and spices.
Palate: the full attack shows a velvet structure, rich, well balanced, spicy, fruity (blackcurrant, blueberries, black cherries), generous, candied fruits and spices, silky tannin, complex, very nice and refined structure.
Drink with a warm Mont d’Or cheese and Morteau sausage, feathered game, steak tartare, guinea fowl with a turnip bake, pan-fried Brussels sprouts with bacon or a tender piece of Tome cheese from Savoie.
Serve ideally at room temperature, around 15-16°C. (59-61°F.).
This wine can be drunk now, but can also be kept in the cellar for 6 to 8 years.
The village of Volnay is located in the Côte de Beaune, in Burgundy, South of the town of Beaune and neighbouring the village of Pommard. This appellation is part of the rare ones that only produces red wines. These vineyards have been valued and exploited for centuries. Long before the Revolution the harvests of Volnay went to the Dukes of Bourgogne. The typicity of this red Pinot Noir wine was fixed as early as the 18th century. It gained its controlled appellation status in 1937. Meaning of the climate Robardelle: this area is not far from the ancient Roman road and quarries. The configuration of the places allowed the brigands of great way (robardel) to run and hide easily. Soils made of marl, chalk and fallen rocks. Exposure : East, South-East. Altitude : 230 m à 340 m.
Harvested by hand, the harvest is sorted at the vineyard and upon arrival at the cellars. The grapes are destemmed, crushed and then placed in thermo-regulated vats. The vinification begins with a cold maceration (8°-10°C) for a few days then the alcoholic fermentation takes over. Selected Burgundy yeasts and daily punching down and pumping over are practiced to promote the extraction of colour material and tannins. The unpacking makes it possible to obtain a drop juice and a press juice that we assemble. The new wine is then placed under the wood for 12 to 15 months. Maturing in French oak barrels with a proportion of 30% new ones.
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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