CÔTE DE BEAUNE-VILLAGES

CÔTE DE BEAUNE-VILLAGES 2015

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Grape variety

100 % Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour : Dark ruby red color, limpid, and bright.
Nose : Elegant flavors of blackcurrant, cherries and rasberries.
Palate : The mouth offers a lovely fruity character and nice typicity : silky tannins, fruity flavors, fresh and well balanced. The wine is soft, well structured, pleasant.

Wine and food pairing

It will be a perfect companion to traditional Burgundian dishes made with pinot noir sauce just as poached eggs « œufs en meurette », grilled lamb cutlets, roasted beef or a good camembert cheese.

Serving temperature

Serve at a temperature of 15 °C.

Ageing potential

This wine can be enjoyed now or it can be kept for up to three to five years in optimal conditions.

Origin

An appellation grown in 14 Côte de Beaune villages. The wine is exclusively red, and the vineyards extend over 45 hectares.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes were hand harvested, destemmed and sorted.

Maceration lasted between 15 and 21 days -depending on our desire to work on the fruit and structure of the wine, bearing in mind the age and the potential of each vineyard.

Vinification in wooden vats was then followed by maturing in barrels for 10 months, with 20% new oak barrels.

Vintage : 2015

The 2015 vintage was almost perfect; the harvested grapes were very ripe and healthy.

After a fairly mild Winter and Spring, we experienced an exceptional, lengthy heatwave towards the end of June. As such the vineyard work in July was limited.
Some vine-leaves in certain early-growth vineyards or vineyards planted on shallow soil experienced some sunburn.

There was a storm in early August which had various effects on the Burgundy vineyard. As it happens, it was very welcome as it allowed the vine to continue its natural maturity process, as excessive heat can block this.

Climatic conditions remained ideal in the build-up to the harvest and allowed the vineyards to retain their impeccable healthy state while gaining full ripeness.

The harvest took place under sunshine the first 3 weeks of September.

Very little sorting was required as the grape quality was so good.

The yields were inferior to 2014 but remained fairly average considering the last decade.

Natural degrees are satisfactory; the grapes show a fine sugar / acidity balance.

The 2015 vintage is an undoubted success and will result in wines of great richness.