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Bourgogne Pinot Noir
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Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Bourgogne Pinot Noir
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  • Guard

    Optimal consumption: 2 to 5 years

    Ageing potential: 7 years

  • Operating temperature

    12/13°C (53-55°F)

Grape variety

Pinot Noir

Vineyard

Site: a dozen of various appellations especially rigorously selected by Joseph Drouhin are used for this wine.

History & tradition: the first plantings of Pinot Noir in Burgundy probably go back to 150 BC. This wine, made 100% with this famous grapes, is the archetype of Bourgogne Pinot Noir for Joseph Drouhin.

Soil: clay and limestone.

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Tasting

by Véronique Boss-Drouhin

A wine full of charm: bright ruby colour and a nose rich with aromas of red fruit (raspberry, red currants, wild strawberry). On the palate, the wine is pleasant, fruity and refreshing, with light tannins and great elegance.

Vintage

The vagaries of the 2021 vintage have greatly affected yields, resulting in one of the smallest harvests Burgundy has ever seen. The reds are harmonious and elegant, with lower alcohol concentrations compared to previous vintages. It is a vintage with a rather Burgundian style showing fruitiness and a lot of freshness.

Vintage's comment

Winemaking-aging

Supply: this wine comes from grapes and musts purchased from supply partners according to rigorous specifications.

Harvest: grapes harvested by hands in open-work crates. If necessary, a careful sorting is proceeded.

Vinification: total destemming. 1 to 2 weeks of maceration and fermentation. Indigenous yeasts or yeasting. Vertical or pneumatic pressing.

Ageing:  the ageing remains mixed with 15 to 20% of new oak barrels.

The ageing lasts between 10 to 14 months.

Throughout the ageing process, decisions are taken only after careful tasting evaluation. The data obtained is completed through technical analysis. As with every other Joseph Drouhin wine, absolute priority is given to the true expression of terroir and character of the vintage.