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SANTENAY PREMIER CRU 2016

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2014 2016 2024

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 : 2016

In 2016, the winegrowers faced extremely difficult climatic conditions, marked by frost, hail, downy mildew and fears of powdery mildew, severely affecting the harvests.

However, the months of July, August and September brought sunshine, giving back hope and improving the quality of the grapes.

In the South of France and the Rhône Valley, despite some bad weather, the harvest is of average quality with concentrated and balanced red wines, although the white wines suffered from the summer heat.

In Burgundy, the harvest is small, even very small for certain appellations like Chablis, but the spared vines produced grapes of good quality.

The 2016 wines are concentrated, with silky tannins and a good acid balance, thanks to the care provided by the winegrowers.

This vintage shows that the work of the winemaker made the qualitative difference, despite the climatic turbulences.