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CHOREY-LES-BEAUNE 2022

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2022

Varietal

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: beautiful ruby red, clear and brillant.

Nose: rich aromas of small red and black fruit, with elegant toasted notes.

Palate : fruity flavours with a pleasant oakiness enhancing the wine in the mouth. A very rich and aromatic wine, a very nice example of a Pinot Noir from Burgundy.

Food and wine pairing

Will perfectly accompany roasted or marinated poultry, roasted or grilled beef, fine cured meats, warm tarts. It can also be great with French Camembert or Brie cheese.

Serving suggestions

Serve ideally at a temperature of 15 to 16°C. (59-61°F.).

Ageing potential

Already ready to drink, it can be kept for 3 to 5 years, or even longer in good storage conditions.

Origins

The appellation of Chorey-lès-Beaune is located in the Côte de Beaune, close to Savigny-lès-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton. Its vineyards are located on the plain, on soil largely composed of alluvium, covering 130 hectares. The Chorey-lès-Beaune AOC is unique in that it has no Premier Cru and produces mainly red wines.

The soil is made up of marl-limestone alluvium over a stony base, with occasional hints of iron, which has descended from the Côte over the millennia. A layer of gravel on the outskirts of Aloxe-Corton (silty soils rich in "limestone") and Savigny-lès-Beaune (clayey and stony limestone materials). The very dry sandy subsoil is very favourable to vines. Foothill altitude.

The slope is moderately steep, facing south-west to south at an altitude of around 250 metres.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. All the grapes are de-stemmed before a cold maceration for 3 days at 8°C. (46°F.). Then, ten days of fermentation in thermos regulated stainless steel tanks, punching down and pumping over twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 30°C. (86°F.). Ageing for 15 months in French oak barrels (including 25% new oak). Delicate filtration before bottling.

Vintage : 2022

The weather conditions were uncertain all the year long, but mild in the end throughout the season!

The harvest took place from 25 August to 16 September.
The grapes were beautifully healthy, with varying degrees of ripeness depending on the exposure.

Balanced, honest white wines. Maturing ought to bring just the right degree of roundness to red wines with varying qualities, depending on the maturity of each plot. We have both sophisticated, fruity red wines with a good Burgundy tension as well as rich, warmer ones.

A pleasant vintage in terms of quality with excellent yields for both whites and reds.

The vinification choices have been crucial as to whether to favour acidity or the alcoholic degree.