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VOSNE-ROMANÉE 2021

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2023

Varietal

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: Dark purple.

Bouquet: Powerful, with aromas of ripe red and black berries, spices, pepper, leather, earth, toast, vanilla and incredible complexity,

Palate: The structure is magnificent. Rich, full-bodied, racy, powerful, opulent, charming, fruity, with velvety tannins. Great potential and excellent ageing potential, with its liquorice notes and elegantly present tannins.

Food and wine pairing

Will be the perfect companion to powerful meat dishes such as jugged venison or a rib of beef. It also goes very well with elegant dishes such as a light chicken stew, venison fillet, lamb and all traditionnal cheese.

Serving suggestions

Ideally serve between 15°C and 17°C (59°-63°F).

Ageing potential

To better appreciate its typical finesse and elegance, this great wine deserves a few years in the cellar, with an ageing potential of over 10 years.

Origins

The vineyards of Vosne-Romanée, just to the north of the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges, cover an area of 165 hectares.

Vosne-Romanée is the appellation to the south of the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, whose grands crus include the most fabulous and famous of wines: Romanée Conti, La Tâche, Romanée Saint-Vivant… It is probably in this Burgundian village that Pinot Noir fully expresses its most beautiful attributes.

- Limestone mixed with clayey marl.
- South-east and east facing.
- Gentle slope at the bottom of the hillside, more pronounced above the Premier and Grand Crus.
- Altitude between 260 and 330 metres.

Vinification and maturing

Hand-picked, the grapes are first sorted in the vineyard and then in the winery. The grapes are then destemmed and crushed before being put into thermo-regulated vats. Vatting lasts 20-25 days. Vinification begins with cold maceration (8°-10°C) for 5-6 days, followed by fermentation with the introduction of Burgundy yeasts, with daily pumping over and punching down of the cap. The wine is aged for 12-15 months in barrels (30% new oak).

Vintage : 2021

The 2021 vintage was a challenge for winegrowers right up until the very last day. From the frost in April, made worse by a very early start to the winegrowing season, right through to the September harvest, it was characterized by some brutal shifts in the weather. Winegrowers had to be extremely reactive and attentive. The only moment of respite came with flowering, which was ideal for fruit formation, and véraison, which was accompanied by sunshine from mid-August. In the end, hard work was rewarded with success, low volumes aside.

Aside from the low yields due to frost, and hail in June in certain parts of the Mâconnais, the grapes were sorted meticulously, both in the vines and in the winery.

Anyway, 2021 is an interesting vintage to work as it requires great technical skill and vinification must be very precise. Although fermentation was rapid, one had to pay a great deal of attention to the extraction of tannins and colour for the reds, and to the aromatic balance of the whites. The impression from the first tastings is that the musts have good aromatic potential and the sugar-acidity ratio suggests a style appreciated by fans of Bourgogne wines.