CÔTE DE BEAUNE-VILLAGES

CÔTE DE BEAUNE-VILLAGES 2020

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2021 2022 2023

Grape variety

100 % Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: A brilliant garnet red.

Nose: Red berry fruits (cherry), spices and a discreet woodiness.

Palate: An elegant wine, soft and pleasant, presenting a fat, strong attack with mature tannins. This is a supple, fine and elegant wine.

Wine and food pairing

It will be the perfect companion to the traditional Burgundian dishes made with pinot noir sauce such as poached eggs « œufs en meurette », but also grilled lamb cutlets, donkey meat sausage, a spicy pizza, roasted beef or creamy cheese.

Serving temperature

Serve ideally at around 15°C. (59°F.).

Ageing potential

This wine can be enjoyed now or it can be kept for up to 2 to 4 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 are hand harvested and then destemmed.

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

Vintage : 2020

For decades, we have not seen such variations in the grapes than in the 2020 harvests.

It was an early vintage, with another very mild winter and therefore an early start to the growth cycle.

A rainy, cool May did not slow the vines down, and temperatures quickly rose again. The summer was one of the hottest we have experienced.

The vines reacted in very different ways depending on the sector and it was necessary to monitor the grapes’ phenolic maturity right up to the harvests, since in some cases the berries suffered significant water stress, resulting in delays in ripening and lower yields.

On the whole, the vines in Rully, Mercurey and Maranges held up well because several of our terroirs benefit from subterranean water sources which partially alleviated the stress.

But the fact remains that the expression of aromatic, phenolic and technological maturity was very different from previous years and the evolution of each parameter had to be closely monitored. Once again, the choice of harvest date was decisive in ensuring the quality of the future wines. Especially since there were sometimes significant differences in ripeness within the same plot.

Harvesting began on 24 August and ended on 16 September. Some sectors required patience: it was important not to harvest too quickly. The grapes were in an excellent state of health, but thorough sorting was necessary to separate berries that were still pink and yet side by side with ripe grapes.

Ultimately, yields were particularly reduced for the reds.

The character of the 2020 vintage will gradually be revealed as it undergoes barrel-ageing, but we can already appreciate it for its balance, promising colours, concentration and generous aromatic expression.