VOLNAY PREMIER CRU`ROBARDELLE`

VOLNAY PREMIER CRU
"ROBARDELLE" 2019

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2022 2023

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: Deep ruby colour.
Bouquet: Nose of red and black fruits, especially red cherries with toasted hints of coffee and spices.
Palate: Full attack good structure. Aromas of raspberry, candied fruits and spices. Present ripe tannins. Full mouth with good length of red cherries.

Wine and food pairing

Will be perfect with a warm Mont d’Or cheese and Morteau sausage, feathered game, steak tartare, guinea fowl with a turnip bake, pan-fried Brussels sprouts with bacon or a tender piece of Tome cheese from Savoie.

Serving temperature

Drink ideally at a temperature of 14 to 16°C. (57-60°F.).

Ageing potential

In good storage conditions it will age patiently for 8 to 10 years.

Origin

The village of Volnay lies to the south of Pommard, between two hills that protect it from the wind, on one of the highest points of the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy.

The vineyard covers 215 hectares (144 of which are Premiers Crus); in Volnay, there is no Grand Cru but 26 Premier Crus. The vineyards are planted on an extremely fine subsoil composed of Argovian limestone marl and, in the area bordering Pommard and Meursault, Bathonian clay-limestone scree. The altitude ranges from 230 to 370 metres.

The name "Robardelle" is thought to come from the location of this Premier Cru, not far from the old Roman road and the quarries where highwaymen (robarts) could make a quick getaway.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. 100% of the grapes were de-stemmed. Vinification of 20 days in thermos regular tanks. Cold maceration for 6 days at 8°C. (46°F.). Nine days of fermentation with punching twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 30°C. (86°F.). Ageing in Burgundian oak barrels of 228 litres for 12 to 15 months and with 30% new oak barrels.

Vintage : 2019

Winter was mild across whole Burgundy. Bud break started early April in our Domaine’s vineyards.

On April the 5th, a significant frost-freeze made damages in several plots. The villages of Rully and Mercurey were then less affected by a second freeze wave that occurred from the 13 to 14th of April, as the growers and people organized smoke screens to protect the vineyards.

The first grapes bunches appeared around the 20th of April.

Spring maintained damp but cold overall, during the whole month of May until flowering which began mid-June (10-15 of June.). This type of weather provided coulure and a very slow vegetative development of the vine.

Summer was then very hot (heatwave) and dry and causes “millerandage”.

Harvest took place in our estates from the 9th to the 24th of September under a radiant sun. The grapes showed good maturity and perfect balance. Throughout our estates volumes were down around 30%, with some plots more affected than others.

VOLNAY PREMIER CRU"ROBARDELLE" 2019