MARANGES 2016
MARANGES 2016
Varietal
Tasting notes
Nose: Complex bouquet of black fruits and spices.
Palate: A charming and structured wine with some tannins, well-balanced with powerful aromas of wild fruit, undergrowth and liquorice.
Food and wine pairing
Serving suggestions
Ageing potential
Origins
The vineyards stretch across the communes of Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Dezize-lès-Maranges and Sampigny-lès-Maranges. The hillsides do not follow the alignment of the Côte de Beaune, but they have the same origin and geological nature. A fabric of hills and varied slopes. The most common exposure is south/south-east, at an altitude of between 240 and 400 metres.
Cheilly has fairly light, stony soils. Sampigny and Dezize share the Climats of the south of Santenay: brown limestone and limestone marl.
Vinification and maturing
Traditional vinification was carried out in temperature-controlled concrete vats – that will allow us to master the fermentation temperatures thanks to the great inertia of concrete - with regular stirring and pumpings-over.
Then, the wine was aged for 12 months in oak barrels with 30% new oak.
Vintage : 2016
Our dearest Burgundy region could be the embodiment of that famous motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur...because for several years now it’s been suffering the whims of the weather and has always been capable of producing great wines out of it. Once again, the vintage 2016 will be a tangible proof!
Everything started from a very mild winter...maybe too mild to be honest. Actually, we should have been more wary of that sign for it was the warmest winter the region was going through since 1900. Sometimes the gap in the temperatures compared to the seasonal norms exceeded a 100%. In addition, the rain fell in excess particularly in Côte d’Or and as a consequence the lack of sun was really important.
Winter really came 3 months late, in March, but didn’t settle as the bursting of the first buds appeared at the beginning of April. So, as spring really settled, it also brought its share of climatic disasters: first, it was a hail storm that hit the South of the Mâconnais region; then, the most tragic freezing night in April, 26th stroke almost all the region from the Grand Auxerrois to Côte Chalonnaise; and finally, 2 more hail storms on the 13th and 27th May lashed over Chablis, leaving the region with almost no hope of harvest.
This year, until summer, we went through very difficult times and had to hope for the vines to find the strength to grow again. Somehow our wish was granted, and the vegetative cycle started again, with great gaps from one plot to another. Due to all the climatic events, the flowering came late (mid-June) but didn’t last long thanks to hot temperatures.
From the month of July, the extremes reversed: the temperatures as well as the amount of sunshine exceeded the seasonal norms. Fortunately for the grape, it lasted until the end of October, allowing for a good maturity.
Harvest began on September, 20th and spread over a month thanks to the great weather conditions, leaving us the opportunity to harvest each plot at its best.
Finally, the grapes we harvested were of great quality and although the plots hit by hail or frost gave almost nothing, the other had good yields.
During the vinifications, the vintage quickly revealed its high quality offering well-balanced wines with a good structure and a lot of freshness as well as finesse.
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