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SANTENAY PREMIER CRU 2014

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Varietal

Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Pale gold with emerald highlights.

Nose: The bouquet is expressive and surprisingly elegant, blending aromas of white flowers with delicately woody mineral notes.

Palate: On the palate, a fresh, invigorating wine with a fine structure and delicate aromas: fruity notes (citrus fruit-white flowers) and very mineral notes. A racy, refined, well-balanced, rich wine with a very long finish.

Food and wine pairing

Perfect with salmon, grilled or smoked, and delicious as an aperitif!

Serving suggestions

Serve at a temperature of 14°C.

Ageing potential

This wine can be opened immediately or cellared for 3 years.

Origins

In the very south of the Côte de Beaune, in the commune of Santenay and Remigny in the continuity of the terroir, the wines vary considerably depending on the slope.

The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée was established in 1937 and includes 12 Climats classified as Premier Cru.

- Brown limestone, red gravel, iron oolite, yellow limestone, marl, clay and sand.
- The slopes are varied and often steep.
- South and south-east facing
- Altitudes 190-380 metres

Vinification and maturing

After a rigorous selection of grapes, the bunches are quickly pressed. The resulting must is transferred to temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for cold settling (8°-10°C). After 24 hours, the clear juice is racked to separate it from the coarse must. These juices are then placed in oak barrels (35% new barrels) where alcoholic fermentation begins. The wine is aged for 9 months on fine lees, with regular stirring of the lees.

Vintage : 2014

After three years of harvest with low volumes, this year 2014 marks a return to normal, despite disparities depending on the sectors.

In spring, the vintage promises to be early. The warm and dry climatic conditions benefit the vine. They give hope for an abundant harvest and preserve the vine from a sanitary point of view. However, the harvest potential is affected by some phenomena of shatter (non-transformation of flowers into fruits).

During the summer, Burgundy is hit by a violent hailstorm with sometimes considerable damage. In Nuits-Saint-Georges more particularly, a hail episode on June 28 will come to reduce the harvest on certain plots.

The absence of sun caused the loss of the lead acquired at the beginning of the cycle. However, despite wet and cool weather, maturation starts at a good pace at the end of August. The sun, accompanied by the North wind, returns from the first days of September. These are ideal conditions for an optimal maturation of the grapes and the maintenance of a beautiful sanitary state. Burgundy, like other vineyards, experienced some pockets of sour rot but this punctual and localized phenomenon remains an exception in a globally very healthy year.

In mid-September, the harvest begins under the sun and in good spirits. The ripe, healthy and aromatic grapes reach the cellars and promise wonderful cuvées.