BOURGOGNE HAUTES-COTES DE NUITS

BOURGOGNE HAUTES-COTES DE NUITS 2021

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2021 2022

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: Elegant ruby red.
Nose: A red fruits bouquet enhanced by delicate spicy notes.
Palate: Delicate and perfumed in the mouth, it is an ample and well-balanced wine showing a good aptitude for ageing.

Wine and food pairing

Will be perfect paired with grilled or roast red meats, game birds and cheeses, provided that these are not too strong.

Serving temperature

Serve ideally between 15° and 16°C. (59-61 °F.).

Ageing potential

Drink now or keep in the cellars for 3 to 5 years in good storage conditions.

History

A regional appellation used in conjunction with the word Hautes-Côtes, harvested in 48 communes within the Bourgogne appellation. The Hautes-Côtes lie behind the slopes on which Burgundy's Grands Crus, at a higher altitude (300-400m compared to 250-350m), hence the name "Hautes-Côtes" or "high slopes". The Hautes-Côtes de Nuits appellation covers 570 hectares with 470 hectares producing red wines.

Vinification and maturing

Vinification in thermoregulated tanks, 20 days of fermentation. Punching twice a day during 10 days.
The free run and the pressed juices are blended together and the wine is then placed into oak barrels (including 15% new Oak), for an 8 months ageing period.

Vintage : 2021

Nature certainly set a challenge for the winegrower and the winemaker with this vintage.

It began with very warm temperatures at the end of February which led to an early bud break.

The historic frost in April then destroyed young shoots that had emerged too early, significantly affecting the future harvest. Changing weather continued to characterize the vintage through to the harvests.

There were spells of rain from May to mid-August, obliging winegrowers to be constantly on the alert. The only periods of relative calm were during flowering, which took place in good conditions for the formation of the future fruit, and the véraison (colour change), which benefited from the return of the sun from mid-August.

The vagaries of the weather contributed to the development of outbreaks of disease, which were contained thanks to the tireless efforts of our winegrowers. In spite of this, considerable sacrifices had to be made to ensure a high level of quality, and rigorous sorting of the fruit in the vineyard and on arrival at the winery was necessary.

This vintage also required a major technical effort. The vinifications had to be carried out with meticulous attention and precision with a particular care over the extraction of colouring matter, the balance of the structure and the aromatic expression of the red wines, and of the freshness, balance of acidity and aromatic potential of the white wines.