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SAINT-ROMAIN 2021

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Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Pale gold flecked with green.
Bouquet: Aromas of lime and white flowers with mineral grace notes.
Palate: In the mouth, it has good minerality, which time will make smoother and mellower.

Wine and food pairing

Its minerality makes it an amiable partner for delicate fish (fried or, better still, steamed). It is also to be enjoyed with poached eggs and seared or marinated vegetables. It goes well with soft-centred cheeses like Camembert, whose creamy texture will be nicely balanced by the slightly mineral acidity of this handsome wine.

Serving temperature

Drink ideally at cellar temperature, between 12 and 14°C. (54-57°F.).

Ageing potential

Already pleasant when fresh and young, it can also be kept in the cellar and developp all its potential 5 to 8 years after the vintage.

History

Village Appellation of the Côte de Beaune district (dept. of Côte-d’Or) in Burgundy.

Saint-Romain in the Côte de Beaune stands at the foot of a high cliff but at an elevation which enables it to look out over a wide stretch of countryside. 100,000 years ago, bears and lions roamed here and it has been a focus of human activity since neolithic times. It was one of the first places in Burgundy where Celts and Gallo-Romans cultivated the vine.

The Saint-Romain appellation, instituted in 1947, is for both red (Pinot Noir) and white (Chardonnay) wines.

Vinification and maturing

100% hand harvested, the Chardonnay grapes were sorted on a table at their arrival at the winery. After a delicate and slow pressing, the juices were cooled.

The juice were then placed into Burgundian 228L oak barrels to finish the vinification process before an ageing on lees during 14 months and then blended and matured in stainless steel tank for 2 to 3 months.

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.