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BEAUNE PREMIER CRU
LES MARCONNETS 2018

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LES MARCONNETS

BEAUNE PREMIER CRU
LES MARCONNETS 2018

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Varietal

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: bright yellow with golden highlights.
Nose: aromas of white flowers, fresh bread with delicate spicy notes.
Palate: a mellow and rich wine with an acidulous structure. A wine with an exceptional length!

Food and wine pairing

The perfect companion to poultry and veal in creamy sauces, fish tajines, sushi, and grilled sea-fish.

Serving suggestions

Serve ideally between 12°C and 14°C. (54-60°F.).

Ageing potential

6 years and more.

Origins

This village appellation, one of the largest on the Côte de Beaune, covers 475 hectares, 337 of which are classified as 1er Cru.

Dominating the town of Beaune to its extreme north, just above the Clos du Roi plot, the “Marconnets” climat (origin of the Germanic word Marconnens) covers a little more than 9 hectares, of which only 3 hectares are dedicated to the grape variety. Chardonnay.

Today, works agree that the climate takes its name from the spring which once passed around and which is mentioned in several period records. The term is also derived from the old French “marc” meaning marsh.

Vinification and maturing

The Chardonnay grapes were hand-picked and sorted manually as soon as they arrived at the winery. They were then pressed in a pneumatic press which allows for perfect extraction of the juices without over pressing the grapes.
Vinification and ageing took place in wooden barrels with a proportion of 25% new oak.

Vintage : 2018

Once again, the 2018 vintage in Burgundy offered the vision scenario of an early harvest. It was already the case in 2017, and 2018 was even earlier! This vintage comes in the earliest harvest palmares compare to the norm (around the 20th of September) and come just in the second place after the unforgettable 2003 vintage when harvest between the 20 and the 25th of August in the Côte d’Or department.

All along the year 2018, the weather was very diverse, even atypical according to the month and the area. After a rainy start in the year, the spring period was very summery with sunshine above the seasonal norms and quite scarce rain. This trend continued until the harvest with a very hot and dry summer, this allowed the grapes to finish their maturation early. Harvest started on the 20th of August and lasted until the third week of September… a particularly long amplitude.

At least quality is here for this 2018 vintage, but also quantity. Grapes arrived to the winery with a perfect state of health. Concentrated, structured, generous, rich and powerful are some of the adjectives that characterize this magnificent vintage.


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