BOURGOGNE
PINOT NOIR
BOURGOGNE
PINOT NOIR
Grape varietal
100% Pinot Noir.
Tasting notes
Colour: nice cherry red.
Nose: expressive, with aromas of red fruits such as cherry and strawberry.
Palate: a round and delicious wine, with a good tannic structure and a great aromatic persistence.
Serving suggestions
Serve at around 15°C. (59°F.).
Food and wine pairing
Ideal served with a plate of cured meats, pasta, pastry pies or pâtés, coq au vin, beef bourguignon, beef and carrot stew or Camembert.
Ageing potential
This wine can be consumed now or laid down in a cellar for the next 4 years.
Origins
The appellation area covers 384 communes in the departments of Yonne, Côte d'Or, Saône et Loire and Rhône.
From the Chablis and Auxerrois regions in the north to the Mâconnais region in the south, via the Côte d'Or and Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy wines come from a wide variety of terroirs. In the north, the wines are lively and fragrant, while in the south they are more structured.
The terroirs of origin are varied, with chalky or Kimmeridgian hillsides in the north, marly limestone in the Côte d'Or and granitic soils in the Saône et Loire.
Vinification and maturing
The grapes are destemmed and then placed in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for fermentation (18 to 25 days). The pigments, tannins and aromas are gently extracted by regular punching down and pumping over. The free-run juice is blended with the press juice.
The wine is then matured for 6 months, mainly in stainless steel vats, but some of it is aged in oak barrels (30% new oak) to round out the tannins and add complexity to the wine.
