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SAINT-ROMAIN 2025

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Varietal

Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Bright, brilliant straw gold.

Bouquet: A very expressive nose of citrus fruit, grapefruit and minerality. Elegant, powerful toasty notes round off the bouquet.

Palate: A full attack on the palate, dominated by flavours of citrus fruit and minerality. This is a racy, elegant, fairly rich wine that also offers plenty of freshness. And what a long finish!

Food and wine pairing

It is the ideal accompaniment to lobster, prawns, steamed fish or fish in a light sauce, raw vegetables and salads, oysters, white meats and risottos.

Serving suggestions

Like all great Burgundy whites, this wine should be served at cellar temperature, i.e. between 12 and 14°C.

Ageing potential

This wine can be enjoyed now or kept for 4 to 6 years.

Origins

Saint-Romain is a Côte de Beaune appellation. The appellation area covers 93.3 hectares, of which 49.48 hectares are planted with white grapes and 43.82 hectares with red grapes. At the foot of its high cliff, Saint-Romain occupies an elevated position.

It was one of the first Celtic and Gallo-Roman vine sanctuaries in Burgundy. Established in 1947, the Saint-Romain appellation d'origine contrôlée is made from red (pinot noir) and white (chardonnay) grapes.

This vineyard takes up its position on the slope, making the most of its excellent soils. In this marl and limestone soil, the clay soils are perfectly suited to Chardonnay. The vines face south and south-east, at an altitude of between 280 and 400 metres.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes from this plot are harvested by hand and sorted by hand as soon as they arrive in the vat room. They are then pressed in a pneumatic press that ensures perfect extraction of the juice while respecting the integrity of the grapes. The wine is vinified and matured in 20% new barrels. The wine is matured on its lees with a few stirring of the lees for 14 months, then blended in stainless steel vats, where it remains for 2 to 3 months to complete its maturation.

Vintage : 2025

The 2025 growing season in Burgundy was marked by a rainfall deficit of around 30% compared with 2024, combined with an early harvest. The first cuts of the secateurs took place on August 25 in the Beaune Premier Cru vineyards, notably in Savigny-lès-Beaune (Clos du Roi and Marconnets).

Across the entire vineyard, harvesting began up to two weeks earlier than in 2024 and extended over a longer-than-usual period to adapt to weather conditions, which turned rainy at the outset of the harvest. All grapes were brought in on time: sanitary conditions were very good, and the fruit shows an aromatic concentration that suggests elegant, refined wines. While volumes appear stable compared to 2024, they nevertheless remain below the five-year average.

At the time of the first run-offs in mid-September, red wines were showing gentle extraction with fine colour. White wines, meanwhile, quickly revealed themselves to be rich, flavoursome and concentrated, while retaining fine freshness thanks to cool nights that preserved acidity.

In summary, 2025 is shaping up to be a vintage of character and quality, for both red and white Burgundy wines.